CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE FUND —
FUNDING ROUND 2
951. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Climate Action:
I refer to the Western Australian
government's $16 million clean energy future fund. The first funding
round expended a total of $2.6 million on two successful applications that will
result in a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 53 000 tonnes. The second
funding round opened for applications from January to April 2021, but no
progress announcements have been made.
(1) When will the successful
recipients of round 2 be announced?
(2) How many applications were received?
(3) What is the
total greenhouse gas emissions reduction of all applications that met the
eligibility criteria for round 2?
(4) What is the rationale
for removing the key dates for assessing and announcing applications from the
fund's applicant guidelines document for round 2?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Climate Action.
(1)–(3) Thirty-five applications have been received as
part of round 2. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is
currently working through the applications and no further details can be provided
at this time. Successful applicants will be
announced once the assessment process is complete. This is anticipated
to be in the coming months.
(4) The dates for assessment were removed from the
applicant guidelines because of the difficulty in predicting time frames
before applications were received. The number, nature and complexity of
applications has a significant effect on timing.