HORIZON POWER — BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
1154. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Energy:
(1) Has Horizon Power used the services of Boston
Consulting Group Pty Ltd, a United
States consultant?
(2) If yes to (1),
for what reason?
(3) If yes to (1),
what has been the cost over the last two financial years?
Hon
PETER COLLIER replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) Horizon Power has used Boston Consulting Group Pty Ltd,
which is based in Perth, WA.
(2) It was to provide advice to assist with Horizon Power's
strategic review.
(3) The cost
has been $5.132 million, excluding goods and services tax, funded from savings
achieved through the implementation of the strategic review, which has
delivered around $160 million of savings over the current state budget forecast
period.