Mount Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project
Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Near Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia
Source: CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
The project involves transforming an exhausted open-pit gold mine in Queensland, Australia, into a giant water battery with underground tunnels and a reversible hydroelectric plant inside the rock. It will use the existing mine pit as the lower reservoir and build an upper reservoir nearby, connected by hydraulic tunnels. The system will pump water to the upper reservoir during periods of surplus
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Oil and Gas, Hydro, Energy Storage, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Near Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
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Status
Original status | planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | The project involves transforming an exhausted open-pit gold mine in Queensland, Australia, into a giant water battery with underground tunnels and a reversible hydroelectric plant inside the rock. It will use the existing mine pit as the lower reservoir and build an upper reservoir nearby, connected by hydraulic tunnels. The system will pump water to the upper reservoir during periods of surplus electricity and generate electricity by releasing water back through turbines during peak demand. |
Original sector | Energy |
Budget |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
City | Near Mount Perry |
Source
Source | CPG Click Petróleo e Gás |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Oil and Gas, Hydro, Energy Storage, Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2026-05-13 |
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