Kidston absolutely is included under these North Queensland system strength constraints, though far less affected than other solar farms. The curtailment is likely a combination of this constraint, as well as perhaps self-curtailment at negative prices (if that's the agreement with Qld Gov - anyone have insight on this?). The constraint equation seems to throttle Kidston output down to 37MW.
Sources (sorry the links won't work in HotCopper)https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/07/29/grid-constraints-threaten-to-curtail-more-than-1-gw-of-solar-projects-in-north-queensland/
"The solar farms which could be affected are Esco Pacific’s Ross River (148 MW) plant, FRV’s Clare (100 MW), Genex’s Kidston 1 (50 MW), Adani’s Rugby Run (65 MW), Ratch-Australia’s Collinsville (42.5 MW), and four projects in the Edify Energy portfolio: Daydream (180 MW), Hamilton (69 MW), Hayman (60 MW) and Whitsunday (69 MW)"
https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/electricity/nem/security_and_reliability/congestion-information/nqld-system-strength-constraints.pdf?la=en
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