Callide C (CPP_3)

Coal · Joint Venture; Callide Energy Pty Ltd and IG Power (Callide) Ltd. · Turbine - Steam Super Critical

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Fossil - Black Coal NEM data · 8h
424 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
8h revenue
$132.5k
Capacity factor
62.1%
Revenue / MWh
$62.94
Est. SRMC
$44.41/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. QLD1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
424 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

CS Energy / AEMO registration and external references show Callide C in service after commissioning in 2024-04-01; the unit is operating in the NEM.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -24.33385, 150.62790 (AI)

GEO (Global Energy Observatory) lists Callide C at latitude -24.33385, longitude 150.6279.

MLF 0.9222
DUID CPP_3
Owner Joint Venture; Callide Energy Pty Ltd and IG Power (Callide) Ltd.
Commissioned Apr 2024
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Turbine - Steam Super Critical
Fuel Fossil - Black Coal
Steam turbine OEM Toshiba
Turbine / boiler supplier IHI
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 08:15 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 08:15 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$132.5k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
2,106.0 MWh
Available
1,731.3 MWh
Curtailed
89.8 MWh
Curtailment
5.2%
of available
MLF used
0.9222
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

Methodology & assumptions

  • Dispatch & availability — AEMO Next Day Dispatch UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.
  • Regional price — dispatch_price RRP matched by settlement time and NEM region (from generator registry).
  • Energy revenue (× MLF) — cleared MW × (5/60 h) × RRP × MLF.
  • FCAS revenue & volume — cleared FCAS MW from DISPATCHLOAD (raise/lower 6s, 60s, 5min, reg) × (5/60 h) × regional FCAS price × MLF. Volume is total FCAS enablement MWh across services.
  • Curtailment — estimated economic curtailment when availability exceeds dispatch target: max(0, availability − cleared) × (5/60) MWh.
  • Not settlement — estimates only. AEMO settlement applies DLF, rebids, constraints, and other factors not modelled here.
MLF history (AEMO daily)
Effective fromMLF
2024-07-01 0.9160
2025-07-01 0.9222

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
Black coal
Capacity
424 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$44.41/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$1,550.39M

Shown in table
$1,550.39M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$800.00M (2001 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reported original greenfield construction cost for Callide C.

Reference
Callide Coal-Fired Power Stations, Queensland (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—

How this was derived
Confirms a major brownfield refurbishment occurred, but without a total cost figure in the retrieved page.

Reference
Callide C Cooling Towers Rebuild (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex / MW derived
$3,656,575

Shown in table
$3.66M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.89M (2001 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$13.14M

Shown in table
$13.14M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.45M (2024 nominal)
Table total may differ if recalculated from $/MW × registered capacity after CPI adjustment.
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$30,995

Shown in table
$31.0k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$29.4k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Annual fixed O&M benchmark for coal-fired thermal generation.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$4.00

Shown in table
$4.00 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ default
$4.50

Shown in table
$4.50 (2026 real AUD)
Heat rate GJ/MWh
8.98

Shown in table
$8.98 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
AEMO heat-rate table used as a proxy for supercritical black coal efficiency.

Reference
Heat rates (high confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026

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

Notes
Callide C is a 50/50 JV between CS Energy (through Callide Energy Pty Ltd) and IG Power (Callide) Ltd. The plant was commissioned in 2001 at a reported cost of A$800 million. CS Energy also states a major cooling-tower rebuild project was completed in 2024, but that is a refurbishment/brownfield cost and no total project cost was located in the searched official sources, so it is not included in capex_total_aud. Fixed O&M uses the 2024 Aurecon/AEMO review value for black-coal thermal plant; variable O&M and fuel cost were not reliably sourced in the retrieved documents.

Sources