ENERGY — BATTERY INSTALLATION
1028. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to a media statement of
Friday, 5 August 2022 titled, ''Installation begins on WA's
biggest battery'', and the declaration, ''The installation of
more than 600 battery units will take approximately eight weeks.''
(1) Eleven weeks
on from this announcement, could the minister please provide an update on
whether the installation is complete or when it is expected to be completed?
(2) On what date
is the big battery expected to be operational, and is it still within the
planned time frame of the end of 2022?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer is based on information provided to me by
the Minister for Energy.
(1) The installation is complete.
(2) The battery
is expected to be connected to the network by the end of 2022. Testing will be
completed prior to deployment for system security or market dispatch to the
south west interconnected system.