Junction Rivers Wind And BESS (JRBATT1)

BESS · Junction Rivers Pty Ltd · Storage - Battery

Development AEMO: Publicly Announced NSW1 Other - Other NEM data · 30 days
Registered nameplate capacity — refresh AI for MW/MWh
Est. SRMC
$1.58/MWh
Key information

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

AEMO status Publicly Announced
Project status Development (AI)

Region NSW1
Coordinates

DUID JRBATT1
Owner Junction Rivers Pty Ltd
Commissioned Apr 2031
Expected closure 2060
Closure date
Technology Storage - Battery
Fuel Other - Other
Battery OEM
Battery platform / chemistry
Inverter OEM
Inverter / PCS model
Stats window
15 May 2026 01:55 → 14 Jun 2026 01:55 AEST

Dispatch & revenue

15 May 2026 01:55 → 14 Jun 2026 01:55 AEST

No dispatch data for DUID JRBATT1 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
$1.58/MWh
Capex total (greenfield)
$2,109.70M

Shown in table
$2,109.70M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2,000.00M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Owner project website gives a project-level investment figure for the combined wind and storage development.

Reference
Junction Rivers (high confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Capex refurbishment
Capex / MWh storage

How this was derived
Calculated from the reported project-level cost and the battery energy capacity.

Reference
Junction Rivers selected for inaugural Capacity Investment Scheme (medium confidence)
Source recorded 06 Jun 2026

Fixed OPEX (annual)
$2.70M

Shown in table
$2.70M (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$2.56M (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
The 200 MW, 4-hour BESS benchmark annual O&M cost is taken from the AEMO-linked Aurecon review.

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

Fixed OPEX / MW-yr
$13,502

Shown in table
$13.5k (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$12.8k (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
Scaled benchmark annual O&M per MW.

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

Variable OPEX / MWh
$1.58

Shown in table
$1.58 (2026 real AUD)

Reported / source value
$1.50 (2024 nominal)
Adjusted to 2026 real AUD using Australian CPI (All Groups).

How this was derived
No plant-specific variable O&M source found; internal default used.

Fuel cost / GJ
Heat rate GJ/MWh

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

Notes
Project-specific owner website describes Junction Rivers as a '$2 billion+ wind energy and storage project'. Site materials also describe the project as 600 MW wind plus 200 MW/800 MWh battery. Because the DUID name suggests a battery unit but the only project-level reported capex found is for the combined wind-and-storage project, capex_total_aud is assigned to the whole project and per-MW/per-MWh figures are calculated against the 200 MW/800 MWh battery share for this DUID. Fixed O&M was derived from the AEMO/Aurecon 2024 BESS benchmark of $1.6m/yr for a 200 MW 4-hour system, scaled linearly to 200 MW. Variable O&M uses the fallback default. No plant-specific refurbishment cost or battery replacement announcement was found.

Sources