Blackwater Hybrid System

BESS · Blackwater Project Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the Blackwater Project Trust · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Solar - Solar NEM data · 30 days
200/400 MW
Researched capacity / storage
Est. SRMC
$0.20/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
200 MW / 400 MWh

AEMO spreadsheet (provided project data); no alternative primary-source capacity figure was available in the supplied web results.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

AEMO spreadsheet status is Publicly Announced; no primary-source evidence of construction or commissioning found in provided results.

Coordinates

DUID
Owner Blackwater Project Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for the Blackwater Project Trust
Commissioned Jun 2029
Expected closure
Closure date
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM unknown
Module / inverter supplier unknown
Inverter OEM
Inverter model
Equipment confidence low
Stats window
15 May 2026 15:15 → 14 Jun 2026 15:15 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 15:15 → 14 Jun 2026 15:15 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
Solar (fixed)
Capacity
200 MW / 400 MWh
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.20/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$232.06M

Shown in table
$232.06M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$219.99M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW derived
$1,160,338

Shown in table
$1.16M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.10M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default
$18,000

Shown in table
$18.0k (2026 real AUD)

Variable OPEX / MWh default
$0.20

Shown in table
$0.20 (2026 real AUD)

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

Confidence: low · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 05 Jun 2026

Notes
I could not locate a reliable plant-specific greenfield capital cost announcement for the Blackwater Hybrid System from the owner/developer or government sources. Search results returned only unrelated Blackwater mine/project documents and a registry listing confirming the asset identity and operating date. Because no defensible project-specific capex was found, I have left capex fields null rather than substituting a benchmark. The generator appears to be registered as a solar PV hybrid asset with full commercial use date 2029-06-01 in the registry source, but no financial disclosures were identified.

Sources