❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions the Minister for Energy regarding Synergy's coal imports from Newcastle to Collie, including blending ratios, usage, and costs. The Minister provides some answers but refers to a previous question for cost details.
AnsweredQoN 1471Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SYNERGY — COAL
IMPORTS
1471. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to Synergy's
unprecedented action to bring 103 000 tonnes of coal from Newcastle to Collie
last summer.
(1) What is the current blending
ratio of imported Newcastle coal to local Collie coal?
(2) How much of the imported
Newcastle coal has been blended to be used for electrical generation?
(3) How much of the imported Newcastle coal has been burnt
for generation?
(4) What is the
anticipated date on which all the imported Newcastle coal will have been burnt
for generation?
(5) What was the total cost of
bringing the coal to Collie?
IMPORTS
1471. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to Synergy's
unprecedented action to bring 103 000 tonnes of coal from Newcastle to Collie
last summer.
(1) What is the current blending
ratio of imported Newcastle coal to local Collie coal?
(2) How much of the imported
Newcastle coal has been blended to be used for electrical generation?
(3) How much of the imported Newcastle coal has been burnt
for generation?
(4) What is the
anticipated date on which all the imported Newcastle coal will have been burnt
for generation?
(5) What was the total cost of
bringing the coal to Collie?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Energy.
(1) The blending ratio of the Newcastle coal changes to
meet operational requirements. The current ratio is 10 to one.
(2)–(3) The amount is 79.5
kilotons.
(4) The coal
consumption time line of the Newcastle coal will be dependent on the level of
blending with Collie coal, which will be determined by Synergy's
operational requirements.
(5) Please refer to the answer to
question without notice 1186.
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Energy.
(1) The blending ratio of the Newcastle coal changes to
meet operational requirements. The current ratio is 10 to one.
(2)–(3) The amount is 79.5
kilotons.
(4) The coal
consumption time line of the Newcastle coal will be dependent on the level of
blending with Collie coal, which will be determined by Synergy's
operational requirements.
(5) Please refer to the answer to
question without notice 1186.
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