Borumba Pumped Hydro Project

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Borumba Pumped Hydro Project

https://qldhydro.com.au/projects/borumba/

Queensland Hydro are progressing a long duration pumped hydro energy storage project at Lake Borumba, to secure Queensland's energy future.

The proposed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project is a 2,000 MW pumped hydro energy storage system at Lake Borumba, located in Imbil, west of the Sunshine Coast.

The existing lower reservoir (Lake Borumba) will be expanded with a new dam wall downstream from the current Borumba Dam. A second reservoir will be constructed at a higher altitude. An underground powerhouse will link the two reservoirs together. When electricity is required, water will be released from the upper reservoir through the underground turbines to the lower reservoir.

In June 2023, the Queensland Government announced $6 billion in funding to progress the Borumba Pumped Hydro Project. The total project cost is estimated to be $14.2 billion.

Pending successful planning and environmental approvals, the Project is targeting first power in 2030.

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Couriermail --> Borumba Pumped Hydro by Queensland Hydro allegedly on pause, not approved $

Queensland Hydro refuted reports the $14billion Borumba Pumped Hydro project had been "paused" or put on hold because it had failed to deliver the full report on how it planned to mitigate environmental impact in the region and protect water quality.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is believed to have requested a more detailed report into the project more than a year ago, and approval for the project will not be granted until that report is submitted. ...

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https://x.com/independentaus/status/1779283424697819145

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Sunshine Coast News --> Contracts awarded for dam and workers camps at planned pumped hydro site

Almost $190 million of contracts have been announced by Queensland Hydro for the Borumba Pumped Hydro Project: a planned 2000 MW renewable energy initiative west of the Sunshine Coast.

Water2Wire JV will be responsible for leading the engineering and design for the Borumba Project's seven proposed dams, which involve six new dams to form a new upper reservoir, and one new dam wall and spillway immediately downstream from the existing Borumba Dam.

The replacement dam wall will see Lake Borumba increase its capacity, providing security to the proposed energy storage scheme.

The pumped hydro energy storage designer package was awarded to AFRY-Aurecon JV. The package will see AFRY-Aurecon advance the front-end engineering design documentation, focusing on the technical elements of the pumped hydro scheme itself, such as the interplay between the turbines, cavern design, tunnel waterway design and other equipment.

A contract totalling about $111m was awarded to Australian-owned engineering and construction company Decmil to design and construct two temporary workers' camps on previously cleared freehold land on the site of the Borumba project. ...