Project overview*
Status | Impact assessment report (IAR) active |
Description | A 250-megawatt pumped storage hydroelectric power generation facility – the beneficial use of the decommissioned Kidston Gold Mine’s upper and lower pits. |
Proponent | Genex Power Limited |
Location/s | Kidston, Queensland approximately 280 km north-west of Townsville |
Local government/s | Etheridge Shire Council |
Investment | $330 million |
Key features |
The project would act as a natural battery storage, allowing energy to be stored and harnessed on demand and includes the following components:
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Expected completion | 2021 |
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IAR process
Date | Activity |
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Currently | Draft IAR being prepared |
28 September 2018 | Gazettal (![]() |
28 September 2018 | Application, including initial advice statement submitted. |
Read more about the IAR process.
* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.