Calala Battery Energy Storage System 1 (CABESS1)

BESS · EquisEquis Energy (Australia) Projects (Ngumi 4) Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Dispatch stats Financials
Development AEMO: Committed Other - Other NEM data · 30 days
100/200 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh
Key information
Capacity
100 MW / 200 MWh

No primary-source project announcement or approval documents were returned in the provided search results, so capacity could not be reliably verified.

AEMO status Committed
Project status Development (AI)

No project-specific web results were returned; status inferred from the asset being listed as Anticipated with a future commissioning date (AEMO spreadsheet metadata provided in prompt).

Coordinates —

DUID —
Owner EquisEquis Energy (Australia) Projects (Ngumi 4) Pty Ltd
Commissioned Feb 2027
Expected closure 2052
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM —
Battery platform / chemistry —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter / PCS model —
Stats window
15 May 2026 05:55 → 14 Jun 2026 05:55 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 05:55 → 14 Jun 2026 05:55 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
100 MW / 200 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$546.41M

Shown in table
$546.41M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$518.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Official NSW assessment report states the project capital investment value is $518 million.

Reference
Calala Battery Energy Storage System (SSD-52786213) Assessment Report (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MWh storage derived
$2,732,068

Shown in table
$2.73M (2026 real AUD)
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$25,000

Shown in table
$25.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.50

Shown in table
$1.50 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Project-specific capital investment value of $518 million found in NSW Department of Planning assessment report for the Calala Battery Energy Storage System (SSD-52786213). The report describes a 300 MW / 600 MWh project; Equis later announced a 250 MW / 500 MWh Calala BESS reaching financial close in March 2025. Because the user requested CABESS1 and the project appears to have been resized, capex per MW and per MWh are calculated using the 300 MW / 600 MWh planning value to match the NEM site reference, but this should be reviewed against the registered DUID capacity once available. O&M and performance defaults were not plant-specific in the sources searched, so no plant-specific O&M assumptions were populated.

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