Western Power—Backup power—Kalgoorlie
692. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the former Minister for Energy's statement of 20 March 2024 on securing more backup energy for Kalgoorlie that procurement of more energy under non-co-optimised essential system services will be online to provide additional generation only by 2026.
(1) As at 1 September 2025, what is Western Power's procurement or construction deliverable status for up to 150 megawatts of reliable services and additional system strength services for the Goldfields?
(2) Specifically, when will the NCESS procured energy be available or online for the Goldfields and Kalgoorlie?
(3) What detailed and specific maintenance regimes has Western Power undertaken between November 2023 and September 2025 on Kalgoorlie's backup generators and will the minister table the maintenance schedule for that period and associated costs?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation.
(1)–(2) The NCESS is currently subject to commercial negotiations.
(3) Western Power does not undertake maintenance on Kalgoorlie's backup generators.
