Clover (CLOVER)

Hydro · AGL Hydro Partnership · Hydro - Dam

Dispatch stats Financials
Commissioning AEMO: In Service VIC1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 30 days
29 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$82.2k
Capacity factor
6.5%
Revenue / MWh
$60.10
Est. SRMC
$1.17/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. VIC1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
29 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Commissioning (AI)

AGL Hydro 2022/2025: Clover upgrade includes turbine replacements; AGL says stage two works are well advanced and commissioning still to come.

Region VIC1
Coordinates -36.78482, 147.22069 (AI)

Bonzle map pin for Clover Power Station, Victoria (x=147.22069, y=-36.78482).

MLF 1.0191
DUID CLOVER
Owner AGL Hydro Partnership
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2057
Closure date —
Technology Hydro - Dam
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM AGL Hydro
Turbine type / model replacement turbine upgrade (model not publicly specified)
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
15 May 2026 01:05 → 14 Jun 2026 01:05 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 01:05 → 14 Jun 2026 01:05 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$82.2k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
1,367.1 MWh
Available
— MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
—
of available
MLF used
1.0191
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 1.0284
2025-07-01 1.0191

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
29 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.17/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$46.73M

Shown in table
$46.73M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$40.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Reported AGL investment for Clover modernisation; used as refurbishment capex proxy because no greenfield project cost was found.

Reference
AGL invests $40 million modernising and upgrading hydro capacity (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—

How this was derived
Independent confirmation that the Clover project cost was $40M and associated with an upgrade adding 14 MW.

Reference
2025 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex / MW derived
$1,611,344

Shown in table
$1.61M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.38M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.36M

Shown in table
$1.36M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.16M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$46,729

Shown in table
$46.7k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$40.0k (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific hydro fixed O&M benchmark was identified in the searched sources, so fallback default used.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.17

Shown in table
$1.17 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.00 (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific hydro variable O&M benchmark was identified in the searched sources, so fallback default used.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: high · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 06 Jun 2026

Notes
AGL stated Clover was commissioned in 1945 and announced a nearly $50 million upgrade to the station in 2022. The figure appears to cover the Clover modernisation project, not original greenfield construction. AEMO later cited Clover's upgrade as providing an additional 14 MW at a cost of $40M or $2.9M/MW. Fixed O&M and other non-site-specific operating assumptions use the server-side fallback defaults because no plant-specific hydro O&M benchmark was identified in the searched sources.

Sources