Owner: Aramara Solar Pty Ltd
Status:
Technology Type: Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Type: Solar - Solar
DUID:
Capacity: 0 MW
Full Commercial Use Date:
Expected Closure Year:
Closure Date:
29 May 2026 04:00 → 30 May 2026 04:00 AEST · data through 30 May 2026, 04:00
| Capex total | $150.00M |
|---|---|
| Capex / MW | $1,153,846 |
| Capex / MWh storage | — |
| Fixed OPEX (annual) | $1.22M |
| Fixed OPEX / MW-yr | $12,000 |
| Variable OPEX / MWh | $0.00 |
| Fuel cost / GJ | $0.00 |
| Heat rate GJ/MWh | — |
Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 02 Jun 2026
Notes: Specific generator-level O&M, refurbishment and operating-cost disclosures were not found. Capex is based on a 13 Dec 2018 EEW sale announcement reported by pv magazine Australia: full capex estimated in excess of AUD 150m for a 130 MW Aramara project; this is treated as a nominal 2018 lower-bound reported estimate and not escalated. This implies AUD 1.154m/MW on the 130 MW capex scope. The user-supplied NEM capacity is 101.4 MW, while a January 2026 Powerlink planning statement lists Aramara Solar Farm as 104 MW committed and older development/planning sources describe 130 MW or 140 MW. Fixed O&M, variable O&M, asset life and discount rate use GenCost 2024-25 large-scale solar PV single-axis-tracking defaults; fixed annual opex is calculated as 101.4 MW x 1,000 kW/MW x AUD 12/kW-year = AUD 1,216,800/year. No site-specific closure or major refurbishment announcement was found; using a 30-year economic/design life implies indicative retirement or major rebuild around 2056 if the stated 2026-12-01 online date occurs.