ENERGY SAFETY — POWERLINE BAYS
1315. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the announcement made by
the WA Director of Energy Safety on 16 November.
(1) What are the
locations of the three powerline bays referred to in the announcement?
(2) On what date
were the three bays remediated?
(3) How many
other bays similar to the three mentioned in the report were identified for
remediation; and
(a) on what dates
were the bays referred to in (3) temporarily treated; and
(b) when is remediation
expected to be completed for each of the bays referred to in (3)?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The Minister for Commerce has provided the following information.
(1) They are
Balbarrup, Dingup and Picton.
(2) The Director
of Energy Safety has been advised by Western Power that remediation work is
scheduled to be completed as follows: Balbarrup by 30 November 2022, Dingup by
l December 2022 and Picton by 13 December 2022.
(3) The three
bays mentioned are of similar lengths and construction to the one in Narrogin.
There were 73 other powerline bays of similar construction but shorter lengths
also identified for remediation.
(a) The three
bays are being permanently remediated. Refer to the answer to (2).
(b) Refer to the
answer to (2).