Gawara Baya Wind And BESS (GBBATT1)

BESS · UPPER BURDEKIN WIND FARM PTY LTD · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Anticipated QLD1 Other - Other NEM data · 7 days
Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.64/MWh
Key information

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AEMO status Anticipated
Project status Development (AI)

Region QLD1
Coordinates

DUID GBBATT1
Owner UPPER BURDEKIN WIND FARM PTY LTD
Commissioned Oct 2028
Expected closure 2053
Closure date
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM
Battery platform / chemistry
Inverter OEM
Inverter / PCS model
Stats window
07 Jun 2026 18:45 → 14 Jun 2026 18:45 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

07 Jun 2026 18:45 → 14 Jun 2026 18:45 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID GBBATT1 in this period.

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
Battery (BESS)
Capacity
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$1.64/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$1,310.04M

Shown in table
$1,310.04M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1,200.00M (2023 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Official government summary for the project lists capital expenditure of $1.2 billion.

Reference
Gawara Baya AIPP Summary (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MWh storage
Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$27,293

Shown in table
$27.3k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$25.0k (2023 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side default fallback applied because no plant-specific battery O&M source was found.

Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.64

Shown in table
$1.64 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2023 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Server-side default fallback applied because no plant-specific battery variable O&M source was found.

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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

Notes
Project-specific capital expenditure was identified for the Gawara Baya / Upper Burdekin project as $1.2 billion nominal AUD. The available official source describes Gawara Baya as a wind project and does not clearly separate the BESS component or provide the battery-specific MWh capacity, so this capex should be treated as covering the broader project rather than a battery-only unit. No verified battery-specific O&M, storage MWh, heat rate, fuel cost, or asset life source was found in the searched results; server-side defaults were used only for O&M fallback values.

Sources