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❓ A parliamentary question seeks details about government funding, tender processes, costs, and revenue related to a renewable energy infill estate project involving Landcorp and Power Ledger. The answer clarifies Landcorp's role as a partner in a Curtin University-led grant application and denies direct funding or a contract with Power Ledger.

AnsweredQoN 5151Legislative Assembly

Asked

8 May 2019

Member

Dr M.D. Nahan

Portfolio

Lands

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I refer to the media release "100% renewable energy to power cutting-edge infill estate" dated 30 April 2019, and I ask: (a) Is the State Government providing a subsidy, CSO or any funding to Landcorp for this project; (b) If yes to (a) how much; (c) Did Landcorp run an independent tender process to select Power Ledger as its partner; (d) If yes to (c) how many submissions did Landcorp receive; (e) If no to (c), why not; (f) What is the forecast total cost of the project; (g) What is the forecast revenue from the project; and (h) What is the value of the contract with Power Ledger?

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Answered

12 June 2019

Responded by

Minister for Lands

Response time

9 days

(a) No. (b) Not applicable. (c) LandCorp was invited by Curtin University to join a bid for a Smart Cities and Suburbs grant from the Australian Government. Curtin University determined which organisations were invited to become partners for the bid. Other partners include City of Fremantle, Power Ledger, Murdoch University, Western Power, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. (d) Not applicable. (e) LandCorp was invited by Curtin University who selected the partners for its bid. (f-g) This question should be directed to Curtin University. (h) There is no contract between LandCorp and Power Ledger.

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