❓ The parliamentary question concerns Western Power's plan to hire oil-burning turbines to meet peak demand, including rental duration, operational days, oil consumption, and delivery routes. The Minister's response avoids direct answers, instead attacking the opposition's energy policy and blaming them for the current situation.
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I refer the minister to his press statement of 5 August, which states that Western Power is putting in place measures to meet peak demand in the 2004-05 summer by hiring extra generation capacity and also to reports of today that this involves the hiring of four 20 to 25-megawatt oil-burning turbines from the United States. (1) For how long does Western Power plan to rent these turbines? (2) What is the minimum and maximum number of days that Western Power has calculated the units will need to be operated during the period for which they have been rented? (3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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(1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(1) For how long does Western Power plan to rent these turbines? (2) What is the minimum and maximum number of days that Western Power has calculated the units will need to be operated during the period for which they have been rented? (3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(2) What is the minimum and maximum number of days that Western Power has calculated the units will need to be operated during the period for which they have been rented? (3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(1) For how long does Western Power plan to rent these turbines? (2) What is the minimum and maximum number of days that Western Power has calculated the units will need to be operated during the period for which they have been rented? (3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(2) What is the minimum and maximum number of days that Western Power has calculated the units will need to be operated during the period for which they have been rented? (3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(3) How many tonnes of oil will be required a day to run the units at peak capacity? (4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(4) How and via what route will the oil be delivered to the plant? Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: (1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
(1)-(4) It is interesting that the Leader of the National Party should apparently take a position opposed to the hiring of these turbines and to the possibility that they might run on distillate, not gas. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what his policy would be to provide - Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr M.W. Trenorden interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Leader of the National Party, wait until I have asked the question. I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
I would ask the Leader of the National Party what plan he has, as the coalition’s energy spokesperson, to make extra generating capacity available this summer, and I would ask him what plan he has should there be a shortage of gas transport capacity. What would the Leader of the National Party do to provide additional generating capacity this summer, and what would he do if there were a shortage of gas? What would the Leader of the National Party do? Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr M.W. Trenorden: I had a look at the Internet and I found out where the generators come from. There is one, just like you’ve ordered, from downtown Khartoum. That’s where you’ve got them from, minister! Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Several opposition members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: Is that not a responsible answer from the alternative Deputy Premier and alternative Minister for Energy of this State? What a lightweight approach to a very serious issue. The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
The Leader of the Opposition asked what he thought was a rhetorical question. He asked, “Who got us into this mess?” The Leader of the Opposition got us into this mess. He sold the pipeline with no legal obligation for it to be expanded. He is the man. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
The SPEAKER: Are you all finished? Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
Mr E.S. RIPPER: The Leader of the Opposition is the man who created the circumstances to which Western Power must respond. He sold the pipeline, and he sold it to someone who went broke. That person could not expand the pipeline and Western Power has to deal with the circumstances. All we get from the Opposition is an attempt to wreck things and political opportunism. It has no alternative plan and no positive suggestions. It is not telling the public what it would do if in the regrettable event it assumes responsibility for electricity supply in this State. I say this: I make no apology for the fact that Western Power has hired these machines, and I make no apology for the fact that Western Power may run these machines on distillate. I make no apology because electricity is an essential service. The Government must take this action with Western Power because it owes it to the community to ensure that essential supply is made available. I do not accept anything that the Opposition says in its campaign against measures that are required to provide an insurance policy on the delivery of an essential service for the people of our State. That is what we owe the people of our State. I would expect the Opposition to join with us in supporting this program.
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