❓ Question regarding the Targeted Underground Power Program (TUPP) focusing on staffing levels and the involvement of private contractors. The answer provides FTE numbers and general contractor roles.
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I refer to the Targeted Underground Power Program (TUPP), and I ask: (a) How many full-time equivalents are currently engaged in the TUPP; (b) What proportion of the expenditure for the TUPP is carried out by private contractors; and (c) For which projects and aspects of the TUPP are private contractors engaged in?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation
Response time
5 days
(a)
Western Power currently has 40 FTE who are engaged in projects which include delivery of undergrounding programs.
(b) – (c)
The expenditure and activities carried out by private contractors varies from project to project. Private contractors are generally engaged for project design and construction.
Western Power currently has 40 FTE who are engaged in projects which include delivery of undergrounding programs.
(b) – (c)
The expenditure and activities carried out by private contractors varies from project to project. Private contractors are generally engaged for project design and construction.
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