❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Clean Energy Link–north project, its costs, timelines, and associated wind generation projects. The government provides some details on funding, completion date, and potential wind projects, but defers on specifics regarding future transmission lines.
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Clean Energy Link–north project585.Hon Dr Steve Thomasto the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy
and Decarbonisation:I refer to the government's
2025 budget announcement of $542 million to be spent in 2025–56—that
should say 2025–26—on the Clean Energy Link–north project
"and to undertake other early investigative works" for other projects.(1) What is the total projected cost for the Clean
Energy Link–north project to completion and when is it due to be
completed?(2) What currently proposed wind generation
projects will or may be connected to the Clean Energy Link–north project
to meet the budget's stated goal of allowing "new wind capacity to connect
in the Wheatbelt and Mid West" and please list them with their proposed
generation capacity in each case?(3) What other new transmission lines does the government
propose to build to allow new wind capacity in other areas of the state
presumably as a part of its "early investigative works"?
and Decarbonisation:I refer to the government's
2025 budget announcement of $542 million to be spent in 2025–56—that
should say 2025–26—on the Clean Energy Link–north project
"and to undertake other early investigative works" for other projects.(1) What is the total projected cost for the Clean
Energy Link–north project to completion and when is it due to be
completed?(2) What currently proposed wind generation
projects will or may be connected to the Clean Energy Link–north project
to meet the budget's stated goal of allowing "new wind capacity to connect
in the Wheatbelt and Mid West" and please list them with their proposed
generation capacity in each case?(3) What other new transmission lines does the government
propose to build to allow new wind capacity in other areas of the state
presumably as a part of its "early investigative works"?
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20 August 2025
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Hon Stephen Dawson replied:I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I understand the answer has
been provided as if it was 2025–26, but just in case it is not, we will
get back to the member tomorrow.(1) Total committed funding for Clean Energy Link–north
(CEL–N), including the expansion of the Regans Ford Terminal, is $1.2 billion.
Completion is scheduled for December 2027.(2) There is over four gigawatts of wind
generation projects at various stages of development, some of which have public
websites while others remain commercial-in-confidence, in the area covered by
the CEL–N project. This pipeline includes several publicly stated
projects. I table the attached document.(3) Western Power continues to undertake planning
and scoping for the Clean Energy Link transmission projects as outlined in theSWIS Transmission Planning Update, published in May
2024. A SWIS transmission plan, which will provide more detail on the
sequencing of these projects, is currently under development and due for
release later this year.(See paper453.)
Clean Energy Link–north project
honourable member for some notice of the question. I understand the answer has
been provided as if it was 2025–26, but just in case it is not, we will
get back to the member tomorrow.(1) Total committed funding for Clean Energy Link–north
(CEL–N), including the expansion of the Regans Ford Terminal, is $1.2 billion.
Completion is scheduled for December 2027.(2) There is over four gigawatts of wind
generation projects at various stages of development, some of which have public
websites while others remain commercial-in-confidence, in the area covered by
the CEL–N project. This pipeline includes several publicly stated
projects. I table the attached document.(3) Western Power continues to undertake planning
and scoping for the Clean Energy Link transmission projects as outlined in theSWIS Transmission Planning Update, published in May
2024. A SWIS transmission plan, which will provide more detail on the
sequencing of these projects, is currently under development and due for
release later this year.(See paper453.)
Clean Energy Link–north project
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