❓ Question regarding gas supply disruptions and power station shutdowns in the SWIS during the week of August 29-30, 2025. The Minister confirms no gas disruption but acknowledges shutdowns at Kwinana and Muja power stations.
AnsweredQoN 1178Legislative Council
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South West Interconnected System—Gas—Perth
energy supply
1178. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for
Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
energy supplied to the South West Interconnected System and gas supplied to
Perth in the week of Monday 29 August 2025 to Saturday 30 August 2025.
(1) Was gas supply in the Dampier to Bunbury natural
gas pipeline disrupted in that week?
(2) If yes, under what circumstances?
(3) Did any existing Synergy power stations
experience any scheduled or unscheduled shutdowns in that week?
(4) If yes to (3), which ones and for how long?
(5) What was the maximum electricity demand in
megawatts during that week and when did it occur?
energy supply
1178. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for
Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
energy supplied to the South West Interconnected System and gas supplied to
Perth in the week of Monday 29 August 2025 to Saturday 30 August 2025.
(1) Was gas supply in the Dampier to Bunbury natural
gas pipeline disrupted in that week?
(2) If yes, under what circumstances?
(3) Did any existing Synergy power stations
experience any scheduled or unscheduled shutdowns in that week?
(4) If yes to (3), which ones and for how long?
(5) What was the maximum electricity demand in
megawatts during that week and when did it occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Gas supply in the Dampier to Bunbury natural
gas pipeline (DBNGP) was not disrupted from 29 to 30 August 2025.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes.
(4) The information for the requested period in
(4) is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have the table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Date
Power
Stations
29 August
2025
Kwinana
Energy Storage Resource 1, Energy Storage Resource 2, Muja G7, Muja G8.
30 August
2025
Kwinana
Energy Storage Resource 2, Muja G7.
(5) Maximum demand for the period occurred on 29
August 2025 at 3,108 megawatts.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) Gas supply in the Dampier to Bunbury natural
gas pipeline (DBNGP) was not disrupted from 29 to 30 August 2025.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Yes.
(4) The information for the requested period in
(4) is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have the table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Date
Power
Stations
29 August
2025
Kwinana
Energy Storage Resource 1, Energy Storage Resource 2, Muja G7, Muja G8.
30 August
2025
Kwinana
Energy Storage Resource 2, Muja G7.
(5) Maximum demand for the period occurred on 29
August 2025 at 3,108 megawatts.
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