Cooma Solar Farm (Lightsource)

Solar · Lightsource Development Services Australia Pty Ltd · Solar PV - Fixed

Dispatch stats Financials
Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Solar - Solar NEM data · 584h
100 MW
Researched capacity
Est. SRMC
$0.21/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
100 MW

AEMO spreadsheet entry for Cooma Solar Farm (Lightsource) shows 100.00 MW; no separate authoritative capacity source was returned in web search.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

No web results returned; inferred from AEMO registration status "Publicly Announced" and the asset not yet documented as built or commissioned.

Coordinates —

DUID —
Owner Lightsource Development Services Australia Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Fixed
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM —
Module / inverter supplier —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter model —
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
01 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 07:40 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

01 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 07:40 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
Solar (fixed)
Capacity
100 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.21/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$116.03M

Shown in table
$116.03M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$110.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Referral summary describes the project but does not state a capital cost.

Reference
Referral summary · EPBC Act Public Portal (high confidence)
Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MW derived
$1,160,338

Shown in table
$1.16M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.10M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.90M

Shown in table
$1.90M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.80M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Annual fixed O&M is computed from the provided fallback rate and capacity.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$18,987

Shown in table
$19.0k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$18.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
The report supports utility-scale solar PV O&M benchmarking but the exact 18,000 AUD/MW-yr value is the provided internal default fallback, not a quoted plant-specific figure.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.21

Shown in table
$0.21 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.20 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M source found; internal fallback retained.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 04 Jun 2026

Notes
No plant-specific greenfield capex figure was found in owner, government, or project-finance sources for the 100 MW Cooma Solar Farm. The available ACEN project pages and EPBC referral confirm the project is a proposed 100 MW AC solar project with a 180 MW / 2-hour BESS, but do not disclose total construction cost. O&M and life assumptions therefore use AEMO/Aurecon benchmark-style technology defaults for utility-scale fixed-tilt solar PV, with fixed O&M annualised to the 100 MW capacity. The project description shows the current proponent branding is ACEN Australia, while the user-supplied owner name is Lightsource Development Services Australia Pty Ltd; the search results did not provide a definitive plant-specific cost attributable to the site.

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