🇦🇺Australia

High Maintenance Costs for Ageing Coal Infrastructure

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Definition

Ageing coal plants require substantial maintenance investments for turbines and boilers, but owners often reduce spending near closure, leading to higher forced outages and cost overruns. Examples include failed refurbishments at Muja AB, Hazelwood, and Liddell with high costs.

Key Findings

  • Financial Impact: AUD millions per refurbishment project (e.g., Muja AB, Hazelwood, Liddell overruns); reduced maintenance leads to availability drop from 81% (<40yo) to lower (>40yo)
  • Frequency: Annual maintenance campaigns; increases 6-7 years pre-closure
  • Root Cause: Manual scheduling fails to optimize for ageing asset economics, trading off maintenance costs vs revenue

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation players in Australia 🇦🇺 waste millions annually on inefficient Turbine and Boiler Maintenance Scheduling. Automation of scheduling eliminates excessive refurbishment costs.

Affected Stakeholders

Maintenance Managers, Plant Operators, Asset Managers

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Methodology & Sources

Data collected via OSINT from regulatory filings, industry audits, and verified case studies.

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Related Business Risks

Refurbishment Failures in Boiler and Turbine Upgrades

AUD high costs (not quantified exactly) per project at Muja AB, Hazelwood, Liddell; rejected projects due to non-cost-effectiveness

Safeguard Mechanism Non-Compliance Fines

AUD 22,520 per tonne of excess emissions (base penalty escalating with multiple breaches)

Manual ACCU Trading and Compliance Costs

AUD 50,000-100,000 annually per facility in labour (200-400 hours at AUD 250/hr)

Reportable Priority Waste Non-Compliance

AUD 297,663 max fine per breach (300 penalty units x AUD 992.25 as of 2025); plus permission fees AUD 1,000-5,000/site.

Ash Disposal Landfill and Compliance Costs

20-40 hours/month manual reporting per site; landfill tipping fees AUD 100-200/tonne for non-reused ash.

Cost Overruns in Capital Project Budgeting

AUD $90 billion capital required over next decade; typical overruns 20-30% on delayed projects due to approval bottlenecks

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