A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks information regarding Western Power's network connection to Kalgoorlie, including peak load, spare capacity, upgrade plans, budget, and funding arrangements. The answer provides data on average peak load and confirms spare capacity.

AnsweredQoN 7306Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 February 2012
Portfolio
Energy

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I refer to Western Power's network connection to Kalgoorlie, and I ask:
(a) what is the average peak load for this connection;
(b) is there currently spare capacity on the network's connection to Kalgoorlie;
(c) if not, what plans does Western Power have to up-grade this connection capacity;
(d) when is this up-grade expected to be completed;
(e) what is the budget for this up-grade;
(f) does this budget require Economic Regulation Authority approval, or has this already been obtained; and
(g) what are the funding arrangements for this up-grade project?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
21 March 2012
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
28 days
(a)The average daily maximum megawatts supplied into the West Kalgoorlie Terminal is 102MW over the period 14 March 2011 to 13 March 2012.
[Tabled Paper No.] shows the Maximum Daily MW and the Average Daily Maximum MW.  There was an outage for connection of Collgar Terminal to the 220kV transmission line in period 6 April 2011 to 12 April 2011.
(b) Yes
(c - g) Not applicable
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