❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Energy about government spending on fossil fuels versus renewable energy in the 2015-16 budget and the past decade. The answer reveals significantly higher spending on fossil fuel infrastructure compared to renewable energy.
AnsweredQoN 3216Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Minister please provide a
comparison of government spending over forward estimates in the 2015-16 Budget for the energy
portfolio on fossil versus renewable energy power sources, including spending
on new infrastructure and plant, fuel, upgrades (such as refurbishing existing
plants), poles and wires upgrades? (2) What proportion of
the Budget has been spent in the last ten years on stationary energy
infrastructure, and what proportion is renewable versus fossil sources?
comparison of government spending over forward estimates in the 2015-16 Budget for the energy
portfolio on fossil versus renewable energy power sources, including spending
on new infrastructure and plant, fuel, upgrades (such as refurbishing existing
plants), poles and wires upgrades? (2) What proportion of
the Budget has been spent in the last ten years on stationary energy
infrastructure, and what proportion is renewable versus fossil sources?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 August 2015
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
56 days
(1) No expenditure for new plant, fossil or renewable is forecast in the forward estimates. The forward estimates include around $200 million to maintain existing fossil fuel plant and around $3.5 billion in forecast expenditure from Western Power on the transmission and distribution network.
(2) As per the published Budget papers between 2005-06 and 2015-16 total renewable generation plant capital expenditure is around $92 million and fossil fuel based generation plant capital expenditure is around $1.4 billion.
(2) As per the published Budget papers between 2005-06 and 2015-16 total renewable generation plant capital expenditure is around $92 million and fossil fuel based generation plant capital expenditure is around $1.4 billion.
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