❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information about Kalgoorlie's power generation capacity, grid connection, and turbine usage during a recent outage. The Minister provides a detailed response sourced from Western Power.
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I refer to Kalgoorlie’s power generation. (1) What is the installed capacity of Western Power’s diesel turbines in Kalgoorlie? (2) What is the capacity of the line that connects to the main power grid? (3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(1) What is the installed capacity of Western Power’s diesel turbines in Kalgoorlie? (2) What is the capacity of the line that connects to the main power grid? (3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(2) What is the capacity of the line that connects to the main power grid? (3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(1) What is the installed capacity of Western Power’s diesel turbines in Kalgoorlie? (2) What is the capacity of the line that connects to the main power grid? (3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(2) What is the capacity of the line that connects to the main power grid? (3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(3) To what capacity were they commissioned during the last power outage, which occurred on Wednesday, 18 February 2004? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
The Minister for Energy provides the following reply. Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
Western Power has advised the minister that - (1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(1) Western Power has two diesel-fired generating turbines of 35 and 20-megawatt capacity, totalling 55 megawatts. (2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(2) These two units are directly connected to the 220-kilovolt system via their own transformers, with no capacity restrictions. The 220-kilovolt line capacity is a complex issue that depends on the amount of generating plant active in the Kalgoorlie area. An indicative figure would be about 100 megawatts being transferred from Kalgoorlie to Perth. (3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
(3) Both units were used on the Monday and Tuesday; however, the smaller unit was unavailable on Wednesday. This did not impact on available power supplies as the emergency restrictions reduced the system demand to a level within Western Power’s generating capacity.
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