❓ Hon Rod Caddies questions the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation regarding AEMO's advice on Collie coal plant retirement and plans to replace baseload capacity, receiving a negative response regarding AEMO advice and a reference to AEMO's reserve capacity mechanism.
AnsweredQoN 1171Legislative Council
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Coal-fired power generation
1171. Hon Rod Caddies to
the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to warnings from the Australian Energy Market
Operator (AEMO) that the Eraring coal plant in New South Wales needs to
keep operating until at least 2027 amid grid instability from renewables.
(1) Has AEMO provided any advice to the WA
Government in relation to the planned retirement of Collie coal-fired
electricity generation?
(2) If yes to (1), can the minister table this
advice and, if not, why not?
(3) How is the WA Labor government going to
replace the 854 megawatts of baseload capacity currently provided by coal-fired
electricity generation within the next five years?
1171. Hon Rod Caddies to
the Leader of the House representing the
Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to warnings from the Australian Energy Market
Operator (AEMO) that the Eraring coal plant in New South Wales needs to
keep operating until at least 2027 amid grid instability from renewables.
(1) Has AEMO provided any advice to the WA
Government in relation to the planned retirement of Collie coal-fired
electricity generation?
(2) If yes to (1), can the minister table this
advice and, if not, why not?
(3) How is the WA Labor government going to
replace the 854 megawatts of baseload capacity currently provided by coal-fired
electricity generation within the next five years?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the Leader
of the House representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation. The
following response has been provided by the Minister for Energy and
Decarbonisation.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) In accordance with the Electricity System and
Market Rules, AEMO will run annual reserve capacity mechanism processes.
honourable member for some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the Leader
of the House representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation. The
following response has been provided by the Minister for Energy and
Decarbonisation.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) In accordance with the Electricity System and
Market Rules, AEMO will run annual reserve capacity mechanism processes.
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