Brown Mountain Hydro Power Station (BROWNMT)

Hydro · Cochrane Dam Pty Ltd · Hydro - Dam

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service NSW1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
5 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
Est. SRMC
$1.00/MWh
Key information
Capacity
5 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Region NSW1
Coordinates —

DUID BROWNMT
Owner Cochrane Dam Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Hydro - Dam
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM —
Turbine type / model —
Stats window
24 Sep 2026 09:25 → 25 Sep 2026 09:25 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

24 Sep 2026 09:25 → 25 Sep 2026 09:25 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID BROWNMT in this period.

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.
Type
Hydro
Capacity
5 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$21.10M

Shown in table
$21.10M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$20.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific greenfield investment or construction cost was found in official/developer/government sources.
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$4,219,409

Shown in table
$4.22M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$40,000

Shown in table
$40.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.00

Shown in table
$1.00 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: low · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
No reliable plant-specific greenfield capex or refurbishment cost for Brown Mountain Hydro Power Station was found in the searched official/primary sources. A NSW Treasury media release confirms the 2016 sale of Brown Mountain Power Station and Cochrane Dam to Cochrane Dam Pty Ltd for gross proceeds of $4.5 million, but that is an acquisition price, not construction capex. Plant capacity in sources is reported as 4.6 MW (NSW Treasury) or 4.95/5 MW in other datasets; capex was therefore not inferred from benchmarks because the user required plant-specific search priority and no project investment announcement was located. Hydro has no fuel cost or heat rate; direct operational emissions are set to zero.

Sources