Orana BESS (ORABESS1)

BESS · Wellington Battery ProjectCo Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Committed NSW1 Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours
415/1,660 MW
Registered nameplate capacity / storage
24 hours revenue
$50.9k
Capacity factor
-0.1%
Revenue / MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh

Energy flow

Dispatch target (cleared) vs availability — 5‑minute intervals. NSW1 regional price (RRP) on right axis.

Key information
Capacity
415 MW / 1,660 MWh

AEMO status Committed
Project status Development (AI)

Region NSW1
Coordinates

MLF 0.9550
DUID ORABESS1
Owner Wellington Battery ProjectCo Pty Ltd
Commissioned Jun 2026
Expected closure 2066
Closure date
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM
Battery platform / chemistry
Inverter OEM
Inverter / PCS model
Stats window
21 Jul 2026 19:45 → 22 Jul 2026 19:45 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

21 Jul 2026 19:45 → 22 Jul 2026 19:45 AEST

Energy revenue (× MLF)
$50.9k
FCAS revenue (× MLF)
$0
FCAS volume
MWh
Dispatched
-8.6 MWh
Available
3,492.9 MWh
Curtailed
4,460.0 MWh
Curtailment
127.7%
of available
MLF used
0.9550
end of period

Revenue (× MLF)

Estimated $ per interval — energy (RRP) and FCAS (regional FCAS prices), both × MLF.

🔋 State of charge

Stored energy at the start of each 5‑minute interval (AEMO INITIAL_ENERGY_STORAGE). Available up to the latest next‑day dispatch file.

446.6 MWh 27%
at 22 Jul 04:00 · of 1,660 MWh registered

Methodology & assumptions

  • Dispatch & availability — AEMO Next Day Dispatch UNIT_SOLUTION (5‑minute intervals). Intervention intervals excluded.
  • Regional pricedispatch_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.
  • State of chargeINITIAL_ENERGY_STORAGE (MWh at interval start) from UNIT_SOLUTION, published for bidirectional/storage units. Next-day data — the SOC line lags real time by up to a day.
  • 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
2025-12-12 0.9737
2026-07-01 0.9550

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
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
415 MW / 1,660 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.50/MWh
Capex total (greenfield) default
$581.00M

Shown in table
$581.00M (2026 real AUD)

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MWh storage default
$350,000

Shown in table
$350.0k (2026 real AUD)

Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$25,000

Shown in table
$25.0k (2026 real AUD)

Variable OPEX / MWh default
$1.50

Shown in table
$1.50 (2026 real AUD)

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

Confidence: unknown · Status: needs review · Capex basis: unknown