12-12-2004      Tough New Code Protects Electricty Consumers
Tough new penalties are set to be introduced to protect Western Australian electricty consumers from January 1.  Read more >>


2-12-2004      Competitive Electricty Market Gets Closer
Western Australia has reached an important milestone in the move to a competitive electricty market, with new network access rules coming inot force to attract more private investment.  Read more >>

8-10-2004      Minister for Energy - Launch of the Expression of Interest
As part of the Government's electricity reform program, the Office of Energy is calling for Expressions of Interest to provide additional power generation capacity for the South-West electricity grid, over and above the baseload plant planned for 2008.  Read more >>

7-10-2004      Minister for Energy - Approval of the Market Rules
Energy Minister Eric Ripper has approved the market rules for the operation of the State's proposed new electricity market, due to start on July 1, 2006.  Read more >>

2-7-2004        Public comment sought on Electricity Market Rules
Energy Minister Eric Ripper today released for public comment draft rules for the operation of the State's proposed new electricity market, due to start on July 1, 2006.  Read more >>

30-3-2004      New Protection for WA Energy Consumers
Western Australia will get an Energy Ombudsman under new laws to protect residential and small business consumers in the WA energy market.  Read more >>


3-3-2004        Liberals scuttle plans Regional Power Corporation
The State Liberal Party's obstruction of the Government's electricity market reforms has killed off plans for a new Government-owned regional power corporation based in Karratha.  Read more >>

25-2-2004      WA Electricity prices a handbrake on economy
Western Australian businesses and families would be condemned to high electricity prices for decades if the WA Liberals followed through on their plan to oppose the Government's electricity market reforms. Read more >>