❓ The Minister for Energy rejects a power capacity improvement program for regional areas, citing a $2.3 billion investment in grid expansion and arguing developers should contribute to costs due to unrestricted development.
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY - REGIONAL AREAS
As a supplementary question, I will again ask the first part of the question. Does the minister support a power capacity improvement program along the lines of the successful rural power improvement program? Mr F.M. LOGAN
As a supplementary question, I will again ask the first part of the question. Does the minister support a power capacity improvement program along the lines of the successful rural power improvement program? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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No, I do not. As I have explained through the media, we are spending $2.3 billion on expanding and reinforcing the grid - this investment will also happen in regional Western Australia. As a result of the unrestricted development at the fringe of the grid, we are now expected to invest over and above what we planned to spend. Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: No, I do not. As I have explained through the media, we are spending $2.3 billion on expanding and reinforcing the grid - this investment will also happen in regional Western Australia. As a result of the unrestricted development at the fringe of the grid, we are now expected to invest over and above what we planned to spend. Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
No, I do not. As I have explained through the media, we are spending $2.3 billion on expanding and reinforcing the grid - this investment will also happen in regional Western Australia. As a result of the unrestricted development at the fringe of the grid, we are now expected to invest over and above what we planned to spend. Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: No, I do not. As I have explained through the media, we are spending $2.3 billion on expanding and reinforcing the grid - this investment will also happen in regional Western Australia. As a result of the unrestricted development at the fringe of the grid, we are now expected to invest over and above what we planned to spend. Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
No, I do not. As I have explained through the media, we are spending $2.3 billion on expanding and reinforcing the grid - this investment will also happen in regional Western Australia. As a result of the unrestricted development at the fringe of the grid, we are now expected to invest over and above what we planned to spend. Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
Mr G. Snook interjected. Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : It is not rubbish. That is exactly what is happening. If developers want to make money from these areas, they should contribute to some of the costs.
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