What is the latest status of the project “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage”?

The status recorded for “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage” is closed.

Who are the main government, EPC, and private stakeholders for “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage”?

Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage”: government bodies (Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund), EPCs/contractors (McConnell Dowell, John Holland).

What is the budget and commercial profile for the project “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage”?

Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage” to USD 583407342.

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This Taiyo project page references Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) along with the original URL (https://arena.gov.au/projects/kidston-pumped-hydro-energy-storage/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage

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Source: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

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Closed

Status: Closed
Sector: Energy Storage, Hydro, Power Generation (CCGT), Stadium, Power Transmission, Government, Consumer Products, Raw Materials
Location: Australia
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

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The project “Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

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Original status	closed
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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The Genex Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) project will develop a pumped hydro energy storage facility to produce approximately 250MW / 2,000MWh of dispatchable (baseload) power for export to the electricity grid. The Kidston Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project acknowledges that as the share of variable renewable energy in Australia’s power system continues to grow, large-scale storage will play a key role in ensuring reliability of supply and support for power system security. PHES is expected to be the primary technology to meet large scale energy storage requirements, including to balance variable generation, over time periods greater than two hours. PHES has the ability to provide critical system strength services that are expected to be required with the increase in inverter based generation.

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Source	Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
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Record type	Project
Sector	Energy Storage, Hydro, Power Generation (CCGT), Stadium, Power Transmission, Government, Consumer Products, Raw Materials
Article published date	2023-04-30

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