Kidston Solar Project Phase One 50MW (KSP1)

Solar · Genex Power Limited · Solar PV - Fixed

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service QLD1 Solar - Solar NEM data · 17h
50 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
17h revenue
$1.9k
Capacity factor
9.3%
Revenue / MWh
$24.23
Est. SRMC
$0.20/MWh

Energy flow

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

Key information
Capacity
50 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

ARENA project page notes the Kidston Solar Project (Phase 1) was completed on 30 Nov 2021; RenewEconomy reported it reached practical completion in 2017 and was sending power to the grid.

Region QLD1
Coordinates -18.99600, 143.02800 (AI)

SolarQuotes says the project is near Georgetown on the site of the old Kidston Gold Mine in north Queensland; site is in the Kidston area of Queensland.

MLF 0.9516
DUID KSP1
Owner Genex Power Limited
Commissioned Dec 2017
Expected closure 2037
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Fixed
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM First Solar
Module / inverter supplier First Solar + SMA
Inverter OEM SMA
Inverter model Sunny Central
Equipment confidence high
Stats window
13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 17:20 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

13 Jun 2026 00:00 → 13 Jun 2026 17:20 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$1.9k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
78.7 MWh
Available
— MWh
Curtailed
— MWh
Curtailment
—
of available
MLF used
0.9516
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 0.9385
2025-07-01 0.9516

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
50 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.20/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$155.98M

Shown in table
$155.98M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$115.42M (2017 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
EPC contract announcement indicates a $110 million agreement for the first phase, which is directionally consistent with the owner-reported total funded construction cost.

Reference
Media ReleaseASX (medium confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MW derived
$3,119,514

Shown in table
$3.12M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.31M (2017 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Per-MW capex derived directly from the owner-reported total capex and the 50 MW capacity.

Reference
50MW Kidston Solar Project (KS1) - Genex (high confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Fixed OPEX (annual)
—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$18,000

Shown in table
$18.0k (2026 real AUD)
Variable OPEX / MWh default
$0.20

Shown in table
$0.20 (2026 real AUD)
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Genex states the project reached financial close in February 2017 with total funded construction cost of $115M and project cost of $115,422,000; first energisation occurred in November 2017. No plant-specific O&M values were found in the searched sources, so O&M fields are left null rather than inferred from generic benchmarks.

Sources