Genex Power Ltd has been awarded the final environmental approval for the development of the 250-MW Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project (K2-Hydro). The approval process was facilitated by the Office of the Coordinator General, a benefit provided to the project following the Coordinated Project declaration by the Queensland State Government.
The Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project is located in Northern Queensland. It has an upper and lower reservoir, in addition to an adjacent balancing storage pit. The upper storage reservoir will be created using a 'turkey's nest' type dam, constructed on the waste rock dump to the north of Eldridge Pit. The lower storage reservoir for the project will be the existing Eldridge Pit.
The project has been designed to support 2000 MWh of continuous power generation in a single generation cycle. It will be co-located alongside a 270 MW solar PV array.
The construction of the project is expected to commence in the following months.
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May 30, 2019
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