Brendale BESS

BESS · Brendale Battery ProjectCo Pty Lt · Storage - Battery

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Development AEMO: Committed Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours

205/410 MW

Registered nameplate capacity / storage

Est. SRMC

$1.58/MWh

Capacity

205 MW / 410 MWh

AEMO status Committed

Project status Development

Coordinates —

DUID —

Owner Brendale Battery ProjectCo Pty Lt

Commissioned Jun 2026

Expected closure 2066

Closure date —

Technology Storage - Battery

Fuel Other - Other

Battery OEM —

Battery platform / chemistry —

Inverter OEM —

Inverter / PCS model —

Financial overview

2026 real AUD. Monetary values are CPI-adjusted to 2026 real Australian dollars. Greenfield capex uses AEMO benchmarks when plant-specific cost is unknown.

Capex total (greenfield)	$210.97M Shown in table $210.97M (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $200.00M (2024 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment	—
Capex / MWh storage derived	$514,562 Shown in table $514.6k (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $487.8k (2024 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)	$3.46M Shown in table $3.46M (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $3.28M (2024 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr	$16,878 Shown in table $16.9k (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $16.0k (2024 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Variable OPEX / MWh	$1.58 Shown in table $1.58 (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $1.50 (2024 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fuel cost / GJ	—
Heat rate GJ/MWh	—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
Plant-specific greenfield capex was found in Akaysha Energy's project announcement as '$200M Brendale BESS'. No separate owner-disclosed full-project total beyond this figure was located. The project is a 205 MW / 410 MWh battery; the provided 204.96 MW capacity was used for per-MW calculations.

Sources

financial_profile.asset_life_years — 2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium)
financial_profile.capex_total_aud — Akaysha Energy Breaks Ground on $200M Brendale BESS (high)
financial_profile.capex_year — Akaysha Energy Breaks Ground on $200M Brendale BESS (high)
financial_profile.emissions_intensity_tco2_mwh (high)
financial_profile.fixed_opex_annual_aud — 2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium)
financial_profile.fixed_opex_per_mw_year_aud — 2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium)
financial_profile.variable_opex_per_mwh_aud (low)
generator_identity.owner — Current details for ABN 26 664 303 520 (high)
generator_identity.site_name — Akaysha Energy Breaks Ground on $200M Brendale BESS (high)

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