❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks updates on Western Power's Narrogin electricity generation station using oil mallee waste, including operational timelines, feedstock details, costs, and contracts with suppliers. The answer provides details on commissioning, feedstock, costs, and existing/potential contracts.
AnsweredQoN 1303Legislative Assembly
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(1) What progress is being made on Western Power’s proposed electricity generation station at Narrogin which will operate using waste from the harvesting of oil mallees?
(2) When is the plant due to commence operation?
(3) Over the next 5 years, what is its range of expected feed stocks and in what volumes?
(4) What is the expected cost of producing electricity from this plant and how does this cost compare with other electricity generating plants within the South West Interconnected Grid?
(5) Will any producers of oil mallee be able to provide their waste materials for use as feed into this plant?
(6) Have any contracts been entered into, or are any being negotiated or likely to be negotiated, between Western Power and companies and/or individuals involved in the growing of oil mallees and/or the production of eucalyptus oil from oil mallees?
(2) When is the plant due to commence operation?
(3) Over the next 5 years, what is its range of expected feed stocks and in what volumes?
(4) What is the expected cost of producing electricity from this plant and how does this cost compare with other electricity generating plants within the South West Interconnected Grid?
(5) Will any producers of oil mallee be able to provide their waste materials for use as feed into this plant?
(6) Have any contracts been entered into, or are any being negotiated or likely to be negotiated, between Western Power and companies and/or individuals involved in the growing of oil mallees and/or the production of eucalyptus oil from oil mallees?
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Answered
3 June 2003
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
63 days
(2) The plant will be commissioned from June 2003. Key technology will take time to optimise, and full production is expected after a year of optimisation. (3) At full production, the plant will use 20,000 tonnes per annum of mallee feedstock (mixed leaf and wood). Any shortage of mallee feed will be compensated for by the use of other plantation-based timber that complies with the strict provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and Regulations. (4) As an integrated plant, the cost of electricity production is linked to the market value of the other products. One of the functions of the Demonstration Plant is to put values on these products. (5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(3) At full production, the plant will use 20,000 tonnes per annum of mallee feedstock (mixed leaf and wood). Any shortage of mallee feed will be compensated for by the use of other plantation-based timber that complies with the strict provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and Regulations. (4) As an integrated plant, the cost of electricity production is linked to the market value of the other products. One of the functions of the Demonstration Plant is to put values on these products. (5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(4) As an integrated plant, the cost of electricity production is linked to the market value of the other products. One of the functions of the Demonstration Plant is to put values on these products. (5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(3) At full production, the plant will use 20,000 tonnes per annum of mallee feedstock (mixed leaf and wood). Any shortage of mallee feed will be compensated for by the use of other plantation-based timber that complies with the strict provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and Regulations. (4) As an integrated plant, the cost of electricity production is linked to the market value of the other products. One of the functions of the Demonstration Plant is to put values on these products. (5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(4) As an integrated plant, the cost of electricity production is linked to the market value of the other products. One of the functions of the Demonstration Plant is to put values on these products. (5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(5) Yes if it is an acceptable standard. However distance from the plant, as it determines transport and harvesting costs etc., may be a limiting factor. (6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
(6) Temple Farm Trading has a contract to manage mallee research on the small farm which forms the IWP buffer zone at Narrogin. Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
Negotiations are underway between Oil Mallee Company of Australia and Western Power for non-exclusive supply of biomass to the Narrogin Demonstration plant. There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
There will likely be sales contracts negotiated with eucalyptus oil wholesalers, as commercial conditions dictate. The major wholesalers in Australia have commercial links to growers.
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