Cooba Solar Farm - KCI

Solar · Venn Energy Pty Ltd / Cooba Solar Project Pty Ltd · Solar PV - Single axis tracking

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Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Solar - Solar NEM data · 24 hours
319 MW
Researched capacity
Est. SRMC
$14.13/MWh
Key information
Capacity (AI)
319 MW

AEMO spreadsheet (provided in prompt) lists 319.20 MW for Cooba Solar Farm - KCI; no separate owner/planning source was available in the provided results.

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

AEMO spreadsheet lists the unit as publicly announced, and no evidence of construction/commissioning/public operation was found in the provided results.

Coordinates —

DUID —
Owner Venn Energy Pty Ltd / Cooba Solar Project Pty Ltd
Commissioned —
Expected closure 2056
Closure date —
Technology Solar PV - Single axis tracking
Fuel Solar - Solar
Module OEM —
Module / inverter supplier —
Inverter OEM —
Inverter model —
Equipment confidence low
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14 Jun 2026 02:20 → 15 Jun 2026 02:20 AEST

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14 Jun 2026 02:20 → 15 Jun 2026 02:20 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 (tracking)
Capacity
319 MW
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$14.13/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$425.16M

Shown in table
$425.16M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$414.96M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Owner website reviewed; no total project investment amount was disclosed in the accessible materials.

Reference
Cooba Solar Project (medium confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment
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Capex / MW derived
$1,331,967

Shown in table
$1.33M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.30M (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)
$77.04M

Shown in table
$77.04M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$74.89M (2025 nominal)
Table total may differ if recalculated from $/MW × registered capacity after CPI adjustment.
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$241,348

Shown in table
$241.3k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$235.6k (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Benchmark fixed O&M for the referenced solar PV technology case.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Variable OPEX / MWh
$14.13

Shown in table
$14.13 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$13.79 (2025 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Benchmark variable O&M for the referenced solar PV technology case.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 07 Jun 2026
Fuel cost / GJ
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Heat rate GJ/MWh
—

Confidence: medium · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 07 Jun 2026

Notes
No plant-specific greenfield capex announcement was found for Cooba Solar Farm - KCI. The project appears to be the Cooba Solar Project in Colbinabbin, Victoria, which is a proposed 500 MW solar farm with up to 300 MW BESS and an expected early-2029 operational date. Fixed O&M and variable O&M default to the AEMO 2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review single-axis tracking solar PV assumptions. Fixed O&M annualized to the 319.2 MW registered capacity. The project website indicates a 30-year project life.

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