Native name | Electricity Networks Corporation |
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Company type | State government owned |
Western Power | |
Industry | Utility |
Predecessor | Western Power |
Founded | 1 April 2006 |
Headquarters |
Perth, Western Australia |
Area served | South West of Western Australia |
Key people |
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Services | Electricity distribution |
Owner | Government of Western Australia |
Website |
westernpower |
Western Power is a statutory corporation established by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 (WA). It is owned by the State Government of Western Australia and is accountable to the Minister for Energy. [1] It is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the electricity network within the South West Interconnected System [2] (SWIS), the poles and wires or energy grid.
When the original Western Power Corporation was split it was separated into four independent companies:
The SWIS reaches from Albany in the south, Kalbarri in the north and Kalgoorlie in the east of the state and includes the Perth metropolitan area. [3] The Western Power network consists of more than 103,000 km (64,001 mi) of powerlines, 825,788 poles & towers, 276,000 streetlights and 154 transmission substations. [4]
Native name | Electricity Networks Corporation |
---|---|
Company type | State government owned |
Western Power | |
Industry | Utility |
Predecessor | Western Power |
Founded | 1 April 2006 |
Headquarters |
Perth, Western Australia |
Area served | South West of Western Australia |
Key people |
|
Services | Electricity distribution |
Owner | Government of Western Australia |
Website |
westernpower |
Western Power is a statutory corporation established by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 (WA). It is owned by the State Government of Western Australia and is accountable to the Minister for Energy. [1] It is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the electricity network within the South West Interconnected System [2] (SWIS), the poles and wires or energy grid.
When the original Western Power Corporation was split it was separated into four independent companies:
The SWIS reaches from Albany in the south, Kalbarri in the north and Kalgoorlie in the east of the state and includes the Perth metropolitan area. [3] The Western Power network consists of more than 103,000 km (64,001 mi) of powerlines, 825,788 poles & towers, 276,000 streetlights and 154 transmission substations. [4]