Lake Echo (LK_ECHO)

Hydro · Hydro-Electric Corporation · Hydro - Dam

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service TAS1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 30 days
32 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
30 days revenue
$629.8k
Capacity factor
29.5%
Revenue / MWh
$91.40
Est. SRMC
$1.17/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. TAS1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
32 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Hydro Tasmania media release, 2022: Lake Echo Power Station upgrade completed and returned to service (hydro.com.au/news/media-releases/2022/12/02/lake-echo-powers-up-following-major-overhaul)

Region TAS1
Coordinates -42.25370, 146.62040 (AI)

Latitude.to page for Lake Echo Power Station coordinates (latitude.to/articles-by-country/au/australia/302158/lake-echo-power-station)

MLF 0.9314
DUID LK_ECHO
Owner Hydro-Electric Corporation
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2100
Closure date —
Technology Hydro - Dam
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM Hydro Tasmania
Turbine type / model Francis turbine
Equipment confidence medium
Stats window
15 May 2026 01:45 → 14 Jun 2026 01:45 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 01:45 → 14 Jun 2026 01:45 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$629.8k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
— MWh
Dispatched
6,890.4 MWh
Available
10,970.0 MWh
Curtailed
4,084.7 MWh
Curtailment
37.2%
of available
MLF used
0.9314
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 0.9293
2025-07-01 0.9314

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
32 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.17/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$151.40M

Shown in table
$151.40M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$129.60M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Capex refurbishment
$37.38M

Shown in table
$37.38M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$32.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

The saved AI note for this row describes refurbishment or upgrade capex, not greenfield construction. See Capex refurbishment or run Refresh from AI for an updated source.

Reference
Lake Echo powers up following major overhaul (high confidence)
Source recorded 09 Jun 2026
Capex / MW derived
$4,672,897

Shown in table
$4.67M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.51M

Shown in table
$1.51M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.30M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$46,729

Shown in table
$46.7k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$40.0k (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.17

Shown in table
$1.17 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.00 (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
Lake Echo is a long-lived hydro station commissioned in 1956. A $32M refurbishment completed in 2022 modernised the station and added remote operation capability. No plant-specific greenfield construction cost was found in the searched official sources, so greenfield capex remains unverified.

Sources