Ardandra Solar Farm

Solar · Ardandra SF Pty Ltd as trustee for Ardandra SF Trust · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

AEMO: removed Solar - Solar NEM data · 24 hours
97 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Key information
Capacity
97 MW

AEMO status removed
Project status (AI)

DUID
Owner Ardandra SF Pty Ltd as trustee for Ardandra SF Trust
Commissioned
Expected closure
Closure date
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM
Module / inverter supplier
Inverter OEM
Inverter model
Stats window
03 Jun 2026 22:25 → 04 Jun 2026 22:25 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

03 Jun 2026 22:25 → 04 Jun 2026 22:25 AEST

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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
Utility scale solar pv single axis tracking
Capacity
97 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$141.88M

Shown in table
$141.88M (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Aurecon's hypothetical project uses 200 MWac and 240 MWp DC, supporting a 1.2 DC:AC ratio and scaled EPC estimate for Ardandra.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Costs and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW derived
$1,462,800

Shown in table
$1.46M (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
The capex per MW is derived by converting the Aurecon Wdc estimate to an AC basis using the 1.2 DC:AC default.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Costs and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX (annual)
$1.40M

Shown in table
$1.40M (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Aurecon's fixed O&M allowance for large-scale solar PV is applied to estimated Ardandra DC capacity.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Costs and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$14,400

Shown in table
$14.4k (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
The fixed O&M unit cost is converted from DC MWp to AC MW using the same DC:AC ratio used for capex.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Costs and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Aurecon treats large-scale solar variable O&M as included in fixed O&M, so no separate variable O&M value is modelled.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Costs and Technical Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Fuel cost / GJ
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

How this was derived
Solar PV generation does not consume a purchased combustible fuel, so fuel cost is set to zero.

Reference
Photovoltaic systems (high confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Heat rate GJ/MWh

How this was derived
PV has no thermal cycle heat rate; heat_rate_gj_per_mwh is therefore not applicable.

Reference
How Does Solar Work? (high confidence)
Source recorded 02 Jun 2026

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: estimated · AI checked 02 Jun 2026

Notes
No public Ardandra-specific construction contract value, total capex, O&M contract, revenue contract, online date, DUID, heat-rate, or closure notice was found. Current owner/project pages and Octopus fund reporting describe Ardandra as a 97 MW solar plus 75 MW/150 MWh battery development in Queensland, adjacent to Dulacca Wind Farm. Earlier 2023 acquisition reporting referred to a larger 175 MW solar and 400 MWh storage project from JUWI; later Octopus materials show 97 MW solar and 75 MW/150 MWh battery, so the profile uses the user-provided/NEM generator capacity of 96.99 MW AC. Capex is not reported and is estimated using AEMO/Aurecon 2024 large-scale solar PV single-axis tracking assumptions: 1.2 DC:AC ratio, $1.15/Wdc EPC plus land/development cost equal to 10% of equipment cost, where equipment is 60% of EPC, giving $1.219/Wdc. Estimated capex = 96.99 MWac × 1.2 × 1,000,000 W/MW × $1.219/Wdc = A$141.876972 million. Fixed O&M is estimated as 96.99 MWac × 1.2 DC:AC × A$12,000/MWp-year = A$1.396656 million/year. Variable O&M is set to A$0/MWh because Aurecon states it is included in the fixed component. Heat rate and thermal efficiency are not applicable to solar PV. Emissions intensity is interpreted as direct operational emissions, not lifecycle embodied emissions, and set to zero for solar PV generation. No closure date was identified; default technical/economic life assumption is 30 years, with GHD/AEMO retirement assumptions noting large-scale PV decommissioning and rehabilitation costs around A$110,000/MW at end of life.

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