Challicum Hills

Wind · Pacific Hydro Challicum Hills Pty Ltd · Wind Turbine - Onshore

Dispatch stats Financials
Operational AEMO: In Service Wind - Wind NEM data · 584h
53 MW
Registered nameplate capacity
Est. SRMC
$0.95/MWh
Key information
Capacity
53 MW

AEMO status In Service
Project status Operational (AI)

Coordinates —

DUID —
Owner Pacific Hydro Challicum Hills Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2030
Closure date —
Technology Wind Turbine - Onshore
Fuel Wind - Wind
Turbine OEM —
Turbine model —
Stats window
01 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 07:50 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

01 Sep 2026 00:00 → 25 Sep 2026 07:50 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
Wind (onshore)
Capacity
53 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.95/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$143.94M

Shown in table
$143.94M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$76.00M (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Owner/operator page reports the project cost as A$76 million.

Reference
Challicum Hills wind farm | Pacific Blue (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MW derived
$2,741,703

Shown in table
$2.74M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.45M (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$5.47M

Shown in table
$5.47M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.89M (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$104,167

Shown in table
$104.2k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$55.0k (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No site-specific fixed O&M found; server-side default used.
Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.95

Shown in table
$0.95 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.50 (2002 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

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

Confidence: high · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: reported · AI checked 06 Jun 2026

Notes
Pacific Blue states the Challicum Hills wind farm was a A$76 million project and that construction commenced in October 2002; the site was completed in August 2003. No plant-specific refurbishment cost found. Fixed OPEX used server fallback because no site-specific O&M figure was found in the searches.

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