Table 39: Net present value (7.5%, 30 years) of irrigation schemes if NPV (5%,30yrs) > 0

Investment Avoided With New Hydro

Capital Expenditure

$2063.7m

$0.0m

$0.0m

Operations And Maintenance

$510.2m

$0.0m

$0.0m

Incremental Emissions Benefit

$104.6m

$0.0m

$0.0m

Incremental Fuel Cost Benefit

$237.2m

$2915.6m

$0.0m

$0.0m

$0.0m

Irrigation Sector Expansion

Increased Agricultural Output

$799.3m

$799.3m

$799.3m

$799.3m

$799.3m

Net Economy Gain

Reduced Electricity Charges

$3.7m

$0.1m

$0.1m

Irrigation Sector Expansion

$0.0m

$0.0m

Electricity Produced

$0.0m

$3.7m

$1843.5m

$1843.6m

$1843.5m

Total Benefits

$3718.7m

$2642.9m

$0.1m

$799.3m

$1843.5m

Investment With New Hydro

Capital Expenditure

$2099.3m

$794.7m

$794.7m

Operations And Maintenance

$451.4m

$94.1m

$94.1m

Incremental Transmission Costs

$16.8m

$0.0m

$0.0m

Reserve Plant

$0.0m

$0.0m

$0.0m

Agricultural Output Contraction

$46.4m

$46.4m

$46.4m

On-Farm Infr. - Renew/Mitigate

$1.7m

$1.7m

$1.7m

O&M- Renew/Mitigate

$2.3m

$2617.7m

$2.3m

$939.2m

$2.3m

Investment for Irrigation

Off-Farm Infrastructure

$197.7m

$197.7m

$197.7m

On-Farm Infrastructure

$119.5m

$119.5m

$119.5m

On-Farm Transition

$298.6m

$298.6m

$298.6m

Operations and Maintenance Cost

$78.8m

$78.8m

$78.8m

Lost Generation Capacity

$136.9m

$831.5m

$136.9m

$831.5m

$136.9m

Total Costs

$3449.3m

$1770.7m

$0.0m

$745.0m

$1025.7m

Net Present Value 7.5%

$269.4m

$872.2m

$0.1m

$54.3m

$817.8m

Net Present Value 10%

10%

$4.9m

10%

$305.7m

$0.1m

-$72.8m

$378.4m

NPV @ 5%

5.00%

$769.4m

5%

$2105.7m

$0.1m

$274.1m

$1831.5m

NPV @ 12.5%

13%

-$138.8m

13%

$8.1m

$0.1m

-$146.8m

$154.8m