❓ Mr. McGowan questions the Leader of the National Party about their stance on the privatisation of Western Power, given the Liberal Treasurer's support. The Leader responds that the party will consider any asset sale on its merits, acknowledging potential benefits for regional service provision.
AnsweredQoN 175Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
WESTERN
POWER — PRIVATISATION
175. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Leader of the
National Party:
I have a supplementary question. The
Liberal Treasurer totally supports the privatisation of Western Power. Does the
minister support the privatisation of Western Power?
POWER — PRIVATISATION
175. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Leader of the
National Party:
I have a supplementary question. The
Liberal Treasurer totally supports the privatisation of Western Power. Does the
minister support the privatisation of Western Power?
AnswerView source ↗
The approach the National Party has
taken to asset sales is that we will consider each and every asset sale on its
merits and do the due diligence around it. We supported the sale of the Perth
Market Authority, and the Utah Point sale is in process at the moment in the
upper house. We had an issue with Fremantle port, and that has played out in
the last couple of days. I make the point that we will consider all those
assets. I think that I said in this place that there are some reasons for
looking at the sale of Western Power. Those who are on the fringe of grid areas
in particular have challenges with their service provision and getting the
reliable source and capacity that they need to expand. Hopetoun is supplied by
Horizon Power and Ravensthorpe is supplied by Western Power. In many cases we
could make a strong case as to why Horizon Power should be making services
available to Ravensthorpe, which is right at the end of an over 300-kilometre
line. There is scope to look at how services go into regional Western Australia,
and whether that involves privatisation of the Western Power asset to achieve
that is another thing to be discussed when and if that comes up for debate.
taken to asset sales is that we will consider each and every asset sale on its
merits and do the due diligence around it. We supported the sale of the Perth
Market Authority, and the Utah Point sale is in process at the moment in the
upper house. We had an issue with Fremantle port, and that has played out in
the last couple of days. I make the point that we will consider all those
assets. I think that I said in this place that there are some reasons for
looking at the sale of Western Power. Those who are on the fringe of grid areas
in particular have challenges with their service provision and getting the
reliable source and capacity that they need to expand. Hopetoun is supplied by
Horizon Power and Ravensthorpe is supplied by Western Power. In many cases we
could make a strong case as to why Horizon Power should be making services
available to Ravensthorpe, which is right at the end of an over 300-kilometre
line. There is scope to look at how services go into regional Western Australia,
and whether that involves privatisation of the Western Power asset to achieve
that is another thing to be discussed when and if that comes up for debate.
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