A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding Verve Energy's coal supply contracts, future power generation plans, and clarification of contract terms. The Minister acknowledges the question but states he hasn't seen it and cannot provide answers.

AnsweredQoN 545Legislative Council
Asked
3 June 2008
Portfolio
Energy

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VERVE ENERGY — COAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS
I refer to question without notice 519. (1) Does the minister intend to approve any new coal-fired power stations? (2) Does the minister intend to approve any new coal supply contracts? (3) How is the minister planning to meet the future electrical load growth? (4) The answer supplied by the minister to question without notice 519(2)(a) regarding the end of the terms of the two coal contracts was 30 June 2001 and 30 June 2030. The first date—30 June 2001—expired seven years ago. Can the minister please clarify the terms of the current coal supply contracts? Hon KIM CHANCE

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I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.
(1) Does the minister intend to approve any new coal-fired power stations? (2) Does the minister intend to approve any new coal supply contracts? (3) How is the minister planning to meet the future electrical load growth? (4) The answer supplied by the minister to question without notice 519(2)(a) regarding the end of the terms of the two coal contracts was 30 June 2001 and 30 June 2030. The first date—30 June 2001—expired seven years ago. Can the minister please clarify the terms of the current coal supply contracts? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.
(2) Does the minister intend to approve any new coal supply contracts? (3) How is the minister planning to meet the future electrical load growth? (4) The answer supplied by the minister to question without notice 519(2)(a) regarding the end of the terms of the two coal contracts was 30 June 2001 and 30 June 2030. The first date—30 June 2001—expired seven years ago. Can the minister please clarify the terms of the current coal supply contracts? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.
(3) How is the minister planning to meet the future electrical load growth? (4) The answer supplied by the minister to question without notice 519(2)(a) regarding the end of the terms of the two coal contracts was 30 June 2001 and 30 June 2030. The first date—30 June 2001—expired seven years ago. Can the minister please clarify the terms of the current coal supply contracts? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.
(4) The answer supplied by the minister to question without notice 519(2)(a) regarding the end of the terms of the two coal contracts was 30 June 2001 and 30 June 2030. The first date—30 June 2001—expired seven years ago. Can the minister please clarify the terms of the current coal supply contracts? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for advising me that he has provided some notice of the question but I have not seen it. I have the answers here to a number of his questions but that is not one of them.

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