Bunkers Hill Pumped Hydro

Hydro · Pacific Hydro · Storage - Pumped hydro

Dispatch stats Financials
Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Hydro - Water NEM data · 30 days
296 MW
Researched capacity
Est. SRMC
$1.23/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
296 MW

AEMO spreadsheet entry for Bunkers Hill Pumped Hydro lists 296 MW; no independent public source found in the provided results to verify a different announced capacity.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

Pacific Hydro project listing / public announcement indicates the project is still in pre-construction development (no evidence of on-site construction or commissioning found).

Coordinates —

DUID —
Owner Pacific Hydro
Commissioned Dec 2033
Expected closure —
Closure date —
Technology Storage - Pumped hydro
Fuel Hydro - Water
Turbine OEM unknown
Turbine type / model pumped hydro turbine (model not publicly identified)
Equipment confidence low
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16 May 2026 07:15 → 15 Jun 2026 07:15 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

16 May 2026 07:15 → 15 Jun 2026 07:15 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
Pumped hydro
Capacity
296 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.23/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$1,024.59M

Shown in table
$1,024.59M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1,000.00M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO lists Bunkers hill as a pumped hydro reference project with published total cost of $1,000M and 300 MW capacity.

Reference
Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Cost Parameter Review (medium confidence)
Source recorded 05 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
—
Capex / MWh storage
—
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$13.65M

Shown in table
$13.65M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$13.32M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$46,107

Shown in table
$46.1k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$45.0k (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No site-specific fixed O&M source found; used internal default.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.23

Shown in table
$1.23 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.20 (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No site-specific variable O&M source found; used internal default.
Fuel cost / GJ
—
Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

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

Notes
No owner/developer-reported project investment figure was found in web search. CAPEX is therefore based on AEMO's pumped hydro cost modelling reference for 'Bunkers hill' (published total cost $1,000M for 300 MW), treated as an estimated benchmark rather than reported project cost. Bunkers Hill appears in AEMO's pumped hydro cost modelling material with 300 MW / 2,400 MWh / 8 hours. Site-specific OPEX and lifecycle assumptions were not found; internal defaults used for fixed and variable OPEX. Commissioning date supplied by user (2033-12-01) is not used as a source-backed operating assumption.

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