The Platform

Industry-Grade Cost Models
in One Platform.

Kpex 2G brings six modules into one platform — components, benchmarks, facilities, operating cost, decommissioning and the support tools — for AACE Class 5 to Class 2 estimates in 197 countries.

6
Modules
879
Component cost models
197
Countries covered
5
Cost Index regions
A
Module A

Process Plant Components

Parametric cost models for every component of a process plant — equipment, piping, fire & gas, instruments, electrical and civil works. In Kpex 2G each piece of process equipment comes together with its inside-battery-limits installation, shown graphically, on its way into a full AACE estimate.

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C
Module C

Facilities Cost Models

Parametric cost models for complete facilities — industrial plants, infrastructure, buildings, renewable energy, nuclear and mining — sized by capacity, from early feasibility through Class 3 estimates.

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C.1
Industrial Process Plants
Oil & gas production onshore and offshore, LNG, refineries, power, water, chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals, paper, metals, textiles, steam and chilled water, manufacturing, solid waste and plant retrofits.
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C.2
Infrastructure Projects
Nine infrastructure types: highways, railways, tunnels, airport runways, high-voltage lines, substations, pipelines, aqueducts and dams, each one estimated from capital cost to operation and decommissioning.
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C.3
Building Projects
Twenty building types, from offices, schools and hospitals to hotels, warehouses, airport terminals and control buildings, each one estimated element by element and carried through its operation and demolition.
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C.4
Renewable Energy Facilities
Twelve technologies: solar PV, onshore and offshore wind, battery storage, CSP, green hydrogen, hydropower, geothermal, bioenergy, power-to-X, hybrid systems and large heat pumps, each one estimated from capital cost to operation and decommissioning.
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C.5
Nuclear Projects
Six nuclear designs: large PWR, BWR, small modular reactors, CANDU / PHWR, HTGR and Generation IV, and life extension of existing units — each one estimated from capital cost to operation and decommissioning.
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C.6
Mining Projects
Six mine types: open-pit copper, underground gold, open-pit coal, iron ore, copper heap leach and lithium — each one estimated from capital cost to operation and mine closure.
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D
Module D

Operating Cost (OPEX)

Operating cost of process plants: manufacturing cost per unit of product, split into raw materials, utilities, labour and depreciation, and scaled to the plant capacity.

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D.1
OPEX Cost Estimator
The operating cost of 80 plant types in nine sectors — chemicals, food, power, water, refining, metals, mining, pulp and paper, and renewables — per unit of product and per year, for the capacity you enter.
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D.2
Bottom-Up OPEX Estimator
Operating cost built from the bottom up: raw materials and utilities by consumption × current price, the operating crew from the plant’s equipment and local wages, maintenance and insurance on the Module C CAPEX.
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E
Module E

Decommissioning (ABEX)

Abandonment and decommissioning cost of oil & gas, process, renewable, mining and nuclear facilities — the end-of-life cost that completes the life-cycle estimate.

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E.1.1
Oil & Gas Onshore
Decommissioning of onshore oil & gas fields: 32 activities in six scope groups — process equipment, electrical and instrumentation, pipelines and piping, metal structures, civil structures, and wells and subsurface remediation.
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E.1.2
Oil & Gas Offshore
Decommissioning of offshore installations: 30 activities in seven scope groups — well P&A, topsides, jackets and substructures, subsea infrastructure, pipelines and risers, the marine spread and onshore disposal, and site remediation.
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E.2
Process Plants
Decommissioning of refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and industrial water and waste: 35 activities in six scope groups, from equipment dismantling and hazardous-material decontamination to environmental remediation and closure.
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E.3
Renewable Energy
End-of-life of renewable and new-technology facilities: 31 activities in six scope groups — onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, hydrogen and power-to-X, battery storage, and the shared site works and disposal.
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E.4
Mining
Mine closure: 23 activities in six scope groups — tailings storage closure, open pit and underground, plant demolition, water management and acid mine drainage, site rehabilitation, and post-closure monitoring.
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E.5
Nuclear
Decommissioning of nuclear facilities: 20 activities in six scope groups — reactor and primary systems dismantling, radioactive waste, spent fuel, balance of plant, site remediation and licence termination, and deferred storage.
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Z
Module Z

Cost Estimation Support Tools

The tools that turn a cost into an estimate: engineering and home office, labour and crews, rental equipment, location factors for 197 countries, the Kpex Cost Index and the assessment tools.

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Excel reports

One report format: your brand, your client

Every Kpex 2G estimate prints as an Excel workbook that grows with the estimate: the capacity curve of a Class 5, the equipment list and ISBL bulk of a Class 4, the full work breakdown of Classes 3 and 2 — with your logo on the cover and your client's under «Prepared for».

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