FNQ BESS 1 (KCI)

BESS · Solquartz Holdings Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

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Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Other - Other NEM data · 24 hours

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Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh

Est. SRMC

$1.54/MWh

Capacity not yet researched — use Refresh equipment & project status (AI).

AEMO status Publicly Announced

Project status Development

DUID —

Owner Solquartz Holdings Pty Ltd

Commissioned —

Expected closure —

Closure date —

Technology Storage - Battery

Fuel Other - Other

Battery OEM —

Battery platform / chemistry —

Inverter OEM —

Inverter / PCS model —

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.

Capex total (greenfield)	— How this was derived This is a polysilicon feasibility study, not the FNQ BESS 1 battery project; therefore not used as battery capex. Reference Solquartz – Townsville Green Polysilicon Feasibility Study (low confidence) Source recorded 04 Jun 2026
Capex refurbishment	—
Capex / MWh storage	$358,607 Shown in table $358.6k (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $350.0k (2025 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).
Fixed OPEX (annual)	—
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr default	$25,000 Shown in table $25.0k (2026 real AUD) How this was derived Server-side internal default used because no plant-specific O&M source was found.
Variable OPEX / MWh	$1.54 Shown in table $1.54 (2026 real AUD) Reported / source value $1.50 (2025 nominal) Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups). How this was derived Server-side internal default used because no plant-specific variable O&M source was found.
Fuel cost / GJ	—
Heat rate GJ/MWh	—

Confidence: low · Status: ai estimated · Capex basis: default · AI checked 04 Jun 2026

Notes
No plant-specific project investment/capex announcement found for FNQ BESS 1 (KCI). AEMO generation information confirms KCI data exists for the NEM, but the accessible page does not expose the project-level values in search results. Solquartz public/project pages and ARENA material found relate to a different Solquartz feasibility study (polysilicon), not this battery project. Capacity and commissioning date were not verified from primary sources in the available web results, so capex/O&M remain unfilled rather than inferred.

Sources

asset_life_years (low)
capex_total_aud — Solquartz – Townsville Green Polysilicon Feasibility Study (low)
fixed_opex_per_mw_year_aud (low)
generator_type_normalised — Generation information (high)
owner — Australian NEM Generators (medium)
site_name — Australian NEM Generators (medium)
variable_opex_per_mwh_aud (low)

FNQ BESS 1 (KCI)

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