Kareeya (KAREEYA4)

Hydro · CleanCo Queensland Limited · Hydro - Run of River

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 24 hours
22 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
24 hours revenue
$9.3k
Capacity factor
37.6%
Revenue / MWh
$47.56
Est. SRMC
$1.66/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 hydro archive and Kareeya factsheet (2024-2025) describe Kareeya as generating and operating, with four Pelton turbines in service.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -17.76778, 145.57778 (AI)

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

MLF 0.9828
DUID KAREEYA4
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
13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 23:59 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$9.3k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
195.0 MWh
Available
89.8 MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
0.0%
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
$1.66/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$29.80M

Shown in table
$29.80M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$18.00M (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
—

How this was derived
Plant-specific capital figure found, but it is an upgrade program rather than original greenfield construction cost.

Reference
Question/Parliamentary material referencing hydro upgrades (high confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Capex / MW derived
$1,379,691

Shown in table
$1.38M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$833.3k (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.43M

Shown in table
$1.43M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$864.0k (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$66,225

Shown in table
$66.2k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$40.0k (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No site-specific hydro O&M line item was extracted in time; server default retained.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (low confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.66

Shown in table
$1.66 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.00 (2007 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No site-specific hydro variable O&M line item was extracted in time; server default retained.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (low confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Plant-specific greenfield capex evidence located in Queensland parliamentary material: a $18 million upgrade program at Kareeya Hydro increasing capacity from 72 MW to 84 MW. This is a brownfield upgrade/refurbishment, not original greenfield construction cost, so capex_total_aud is conservatively set to the reported upgrade figure only as the closest plant-specific capital figure found. The station later operates at 88 MW per CleanCo. AEMO hydropower review indicates hydro plants typically have 80-100 year design life and major refurbishment of electro-mechanical elements every 25-30 years.

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