Where to now for long term investors of Telstra, page-1816

And actually, its $5.7B (net present cost in 2009) includes the maximum water output.

"The maximum total cost of the VDP over the 30-year contract published in the Project Summary is $5.7 billion (NPC 2009 when the contract was signed).
This includes the capital cost of $3.5 billion as well as the ongoing operating costs for each year and annual maximum water orders of 150 billion litres for 27.75 years (the initial full contract operation period).
This cost has already reduced because water has not been ordered and savings have been made"

https://www.water.vic.gov.au/__data...54202/Fact-sheet-project-costs-March-2015.pdf