Solar · Chinchilla Solar Pty Ltd · Solar PV - Single axis tracking
21 Jun 2026 10:20 → 22 Jun 2026 10:20 AEST
| Capex total (greenfield) |
$32.40M
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| Capex refurbishment |
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| Capex / MW derived |
$2,204,082
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| Fixed OPEX (annual) |
$238.8k
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| Fixed OPEX / MW-yr |
$16,245
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| Variable OPEX / MWh |
$0.00
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| Fuel cost / GJ |
$0.00
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| Heat rate GJ/MWh |
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Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 04 Jun 2026
Notes
Generator-specific capex is available from the IIG Solar Asset Fund Information Memorandum for Chinchilla Solar Farm (CSF): A$32.4 million all-in development cost expected at commencement of commercial operations, for a 19.9 MWdc single-axis tracking project. Capex per MW is calculated against the user's supplied registered capacity of 14.7 MW AC: 32.4m / 14.7 = A$2.204m/MW AC; on a DC basis it is about A$1.628m/MWdc. Exact generator-specific O&M dollar fee was not disclosed; the IM says Gildemeister O&M was for a fixed annual fee escalating with CPI and with a 98% performance guarantee. Therefore fixed O&M is estimated using AEMO/Aurecon 2025 mid-size 20 MW ground-mount solar default of A$12,000/MWp DC/year, applied to reported 19.9 MWdc = A$238,800/year; per MW-year shown in profile is this annual estimate divided by 14.7 MW AC. Variable O&M is set to 0 because the AEMO/Aurecon solar default includes variable O&M in the fixed component. Heat rate and thermal efficiency are not applicable to solar PV. Emissions intensity is direct operational Scope 1 only and set to zero for a non-combustion solar PV generator. Closure/refurbishment: project documents assumed 30-year asset life, 30-year lease series, and export services to September 2047; AEMO/Aurecon notes utility solar may be extended toward 40 years subject to condition assessment, with possible inverter, tracker/pile, substation and SCADA refurbishments. Public sources conflict or are incomplete on current status: GEM lists the plant as operating, AEMO 2026-27 MLF still lists BAKING1, while Nemstats search results showed an expected closure date in 2025 and its opened page showed capacity 0/no recent dispatch; this needs direct verification from the latest AEMO generation/closure spreadsheets or market data.