Lake Echo (LK_ECHO)

Hydro · Hydro-Electric Corporation · Hydro - Dam

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service TAS1 Hydro - Water NEM data · 0h
32 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
Est. SRMC
$1.17/MWh
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)

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
14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 00:20 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

14 Jun 2026 00:00 → 14 Jun 2026 00:20 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID LK_ECHO in this period.

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