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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 568 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 February 2022 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Energy
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Tabled Paper No: 1179- View tabled paper


Question

(1) I refer to question without notice 46 asked on 16 February 2022, in relation to regional power outages, and I ask of the 1,820 customers that live in regional areas and are eligible for the double extended outage payment, how many are:
(a) business customers; and
(b) residential customers?
(2) Of those identified in (1), please identify the breakdown by locality?
(3) Has the Government review of the extended outage payment scheme rate been completed and, if so, please table the review?
(4) Who undertook the review mentioned in (3), and what were the terms of reference for the review?
(5) Noting the independent review into outages on the South West Interconnected System between 24 and 28 December 2021 is due to report to you by Monday, 14 March 2022 will you now table the final report?
(6) What regional locations will be examined as part of this independent review?
(7) Has the Minister for Energy outlined his expectations to the Chair of Western Power in relation to the review and, if so, please table any relevant correspondence?

Answered on 24 March 2022

(1)            Western Power does not distinguish between business and residential customers when applying for Extended Outage Payments.

(2)            Not applicable

(3) - (4)    The Government has increased the EOPS rate from $80 to $120 for all eligible customers from 1 January 2022 onwards.

(5)            The Independent Review was tabled in Parliament on 23 March 2022.

(6)            The Review examines and reports on the reasons for outages that impacted all communities serviced by the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). The SWIS stretches from Kalbarri in the Mid West, Ravensthorpe in the South, and Kalgoorlie in the East.

(7)            The Minister outlined his expectations to the Chair of Western Power in a letter dated 27 January 2022 [see tabled paper no    ].