Kareeya (KAREEYA3)

Hydro · CleanCo Queensland Limited · Hydro - Run of River

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 30 days
22 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$1.20M
Capacity factor
95.8%
Revenue / MWh
$80.25
Est. SRMC
$1.05/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
22 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

CleanCo Queensland Kareeya hydro archive (2024/2025) describes Kareeya as generating electricity and operating with four Pelton turbines; CleanCo portfolio page also states it has been operating for 60+ years.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -17.76778, 145.57778 (AI)

Detailed Pedia / Wikipedia-derived coordinates for Kareeya Hydro Power Station near Cardstone/Tully, Queensland.

MLF 0.9828
DUID KAREEYA3
Owner CleanCo Queensland Limited
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2057
Closure date —
Technology Hydro - Run of River
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM Voith
Turbine type / model Pelton turbine
Equipment confidence medium
Stats window
14 May 2026 17:20 → 13 Jun 2026 17:20 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 May 2026 17:20 → 13 Jun 2026 17:20 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$1.20M
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
4.2 MWh
Dispatched
14,894.0 MWh
Available
15,415.3 MWh
Curtailed
586.3 MWh
Curtailment
3.8%
of available
MLF used
0.9828
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 0.9642
2025-07-01 0.9828

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
22 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.05/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$91.14M

Shown in table
$91.14M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$86.40M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$4,219,409

Shown in table
$4.22M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$911.4k

Shown in table
$911.4k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$864.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Calculated from fallback fixed OPEX and prompt capacity.
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$42,194

Shown in table
$42.2k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$40.0k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific hydro O&M figure found, so fallback default used.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.05

Shown in table
$1.05 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.00 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M figure found, so fallback default used.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 09 Jun 2026

Notes
Plant-specific greenfield capex for Kareeya was not found in official owner/government sources. Kareeya is an existing run-of-river hydro station commissioned in 1957, with 88 MW total capacity across four 22 MW generators. The available evidence supports operating assumptions and zero direct emissions, but not a reported original construction cost. Used fallback O&M defaults only for OPEX outputs.

Sources