Burdekin BESS

BESS · BURDEKIN SOLAR FARM PTY LTD ATF BURDEKIN GENESIS PROJECT TRUST · Storage - Battery

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Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
500/2,000 MW
Researched capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
500 MW / 2,000 MWh

AEMO spreadsheet (provided in prompt): 500.40 MW / 2000.00 MWh for Burdekin BESS.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

AEMO spreadsheet lists the site as 'Publicly Announced', which is a pre-construction stage; no primary-source build/commissioning evidence was provided in the supplied materials.

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DUID —
Owner BURDEKIN SOLAR FARM PTY LTD ATF BURDEKIN GENESIS PROJECT TRUST
Commissioned Sep 2026
Expected closure 2056
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM —
Battery platform / chemistry —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter / PCS model —
Equipment confidence low
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13 Jun 2026 02:20 → 14 Jun 2026 02:20 AEST

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13 Jun 2026 02:20 → 14 Jun 2026 02:20 AEST

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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
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
500 MW / 2,000 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$738.40M

Shown in table
$738.40M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$700.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MWh storage derived
$369,198

Shown in table
$369.2k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$350.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$32.17M

Shown in table
$32.17M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$30.50M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Annual fixed O&M is calculated by applying the midpoint of the AEMO/Aurecon indicative range to the stated 500.4 MW capacity.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$64,294

Shown in table
$64.3k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$61.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Used as the basis for fixed O&M; midpoint applied because the report provides a range rather than a single value.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
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).

How this was derived
The review does not provide a variable O&M figure, so the supplied fallback was kept.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
No project-specific greenfield investment cost for Burdekin BESS was found in the searched owner/developer/government sources, so capex remains unfilled rather than using a benchmark as a reported figure. AEMO/Aurecon 2024 review indicates utility-scale BESS projects are trending to 25-year operational life and gives indicative annual fixed O&M of AUD 51,000-79,000 per MW (net); midpoint used here implies AUD 30.5 million annually for 500.4 MW. Variable O&M was not specified in the AEMO review; the server-side fallback of AUD 1.50/MWh was retained. Capex should be revisited if an owner or financing announcement discloses the project total investment.

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