❓ Opposition questions the Minister for Energy about plans to remove the state from electricity generation, following media comments. The Minister confirms no concrete plan exists yet, but it will be developed alongside the Synergy/Verve merger.
AnsweredQoN 74Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Minister's media comments reported in
The West Australian
dated 11 April 2013 stating that Western Australia needs a market where the State gets out of generation, and I ask:
(a) does the Minister have a market structure to allow the State to get out of generating electricity;
(b) if yes to (a), is this market structure included in a document, and if so, what is the name of this document, who is its author, what is it dated and will it be tabled;
(c) does a market where the State gets out of generation include the proposed Synergy, as included in the Minister's media release of 10 April 2013 entitled
Major Reform for State's Energy Sector
, which combines all the assets of the current Verve and Synergy; and
(d) if no to (c), what is the Minister's plan to transition from merging Verve and Synergy during 2013 and the market he states we need?
The West Australian
dated 11 April 2013 stating that Western Australia needs a market where the State gets out of generation, and I ask:
(a) does the Minister have a market structure to allow the State to get out of generating electricity;
(b) if yes to (a), is this market structure included in a document, and if so, what is the name of this document, who is its author, what is it dated and will it be tabled;
(c) does a market where the State gets out of generation include the proposed Synergy, as included in the Minister's media release of 10 April 2013 entitled
Major Reform for State's Energy Sector
, which combines all the assets of the current Verve and Synergy; and
(d) if no to (c), what is the Minister's plan to transition from merging Verve and Synergy during 2013 and the market he states we need?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 June 2013
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
55 days
(a) No. Considerable work needs to be done to ensure that the State has an
effective and efficient market structure.
(b) N/A.
(c) N/A.
(d) The market structure will be developed in conjunction with the
creation of one Government owned electricity operator and retailer and
implemented on 1 January 2014.
effective and efficient market structure.
(b) N/A.
(c) N/A.
(d) The market structure will be developed in conjunction with the
creation of one Government owned electricity operator and retailer and
implemented on 1 January 2014.
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