Illawarra Offshore Wind Farm

Wind · OceanEx Energy · Wind Turbine - Offshore

Development AEMO: Publicly Announced Wind - Wind NEM data · 24 hours
Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Key information

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

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

Coordinates

DUID
Owner OceanEx Energy
Commissioned Jan 2031
Expected closure
Closure date
Technology Wind Turbine - Offshore
Fuel Wind - Wind
Turbine OEM
Turbine model
Stats window
15 Jun 2026 00:00 → 15 Jun 2026 23:50 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 Jun 2026 00:00 → 15 Jun 2026 23:50 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 (offshore)
Capacity
Revenue (× MLF) (stats)
See dispatch stats link above
Est. SRMC
$0.00/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$9,345.79M

Shown in table
$9,345.79M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$8,000.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Oceanex’s report gives a project-level capital expenditure range for each NSW offshore wind project and identifies Illawarra as a 2,000 MW project.

Reference
Supply Chain and Investment Opportunities: Energising Australia with Offshore Wind (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MW
$4,672,897

Shown in table
$4.67M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$4.00M (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Calculated from Oceanex’s reported lower-bound project capex and listed 2,000 MW indicative capacity.

Reference
Supply Chain and Investment Opportunities: Energising Australia with Offshore Wind (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX (annual)
Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$288,898

Shown in table
$288.9k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$247.3k (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
AEMO’s 2024 review provides an O&M assumption for a hypothetical floating offshore wind project.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Variable OPEX / MWh
$0.00

Shown in table
$0.00 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$0.00 (2022 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
The AEMO review states variable O&M is embedded in fixed O&M for the floating offshore wind reference case.

Reference
2024 Energy Technology Cost and Technical Parameter Review (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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

Notes
No project-specific capex announcement for Illawarra Offshore Wind Farm alone was found in official owner/developer material. Oceanex’s NSW supply chain report states each NSW offshore wind project has estimated capital expenditure of A$8-10 billion; the Illawarra project is listed as 2,000 MW, so A$8 billion is used as the lower bound reported figure and implies A$4.0 million/MW. Offshore wind O&M was taken from AEMO’s 2024 Energy Technology Cost and Parameters Review hypothetical floating offshore wind case.

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