Derby Solar Farm & BESS

Solar · DERBY SOLAR PROJECT PTY LTD · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

Dispatch stats Financials
Development AEMO: Anticipated Solar - Solar NEM data · 30 days
95 MW
Researched capacity
Est. SRMC
$0.29/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
95 MW

AEMO registration spreadsheet (provided in prompt) lists 95.10 MW; no separate project announcement with a different capacity was found in available search results.

AEMO status Anticipated
Project status Development (AI)

No primary-source build/commissioning evidence located; project appears to be in pre-construction/development based on lack of operational or construction announcements.

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DUID —
Owner DERBY SOLAR PROJECT PTY LTD
Commissioned Sep 2027
Expected closure 2057
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM —
Module / inverter supplier —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter model —
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14 May 2026 15:25 → 13 Jun 2026 15:25 AEST

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14 May 2026 15:25 → 13 Jun 2026 15:25 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 (tracking)
Capacity
95 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.29/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$1,728.97M

Shown in table
$1,728.97M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1,480.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Used as the only located announced investment figure that explicitly includes Derby Solar Project, but it covers the six-project VRET2 package, not Derby alone.

Reference
Bridgewater solar farm (medium confidence)
Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MW derived
$18,180,567

Shown in table
$18.18M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$15.58M (2022 nominal)
Table total may differ if recalculated from $/MW × registered capacity after CPI adjustment.
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$2.22M

Shown in table
$2.22M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.90M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$23,364

Shown in table
$23.4k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$20.0k (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side fallback used because no plant-specific O&M disclosure was found in the searched sources.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.29

Shown in table
$0.29 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.25 (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side fallback used because no plant-specific variable O&M disclosure was found in the searched sources.
Fuel cost / GJ
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Heat rate GJ/MWh
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Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 04 Jun 2026

Notes
No plant-specific greenfield capex figure for Derby Solar Farm & BESS was found in owner/developer materials. The $1.48b figure is the Victorian government/VRET2 announced investment for the package of six successful projects, which included Derby Solar Project, so it is not strictly site-specific. Capacity used for per-MW calculation is 95 MW solar capacity from ACEnergy; battery storage is reported as 85 MW/100 MWh in ACEnergy materials and 95 MW/210 MWh in later CIS reporting, so per-MWh CAPEX is not meaningful and is set only mechanically from the package figure. Operating assumptions use AEMO 2024 technical review solar-farm maintenance guidance and a 40-year life assumption.

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