PoweringWA coordinates the delivery of the electricity infrastructure needed to deliver low-emission, reliable electricity.
PoweringWA has been established to coordinate the delivery of the new electricity infrastructure needed to decarbonise our State’s main electricity grid - the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
The State Government has made significant commitments to reduce our carbon emissions and address the impacts of climate change, for Western Australia and beyond. Meeting these commitments requires embracing renewable energy and transforming the State’s electricity generation, energy storage, and transmission infrastructure to make it future-ready.
Central to this transition is upgrading the SWIS, with new transmission infrastructure that will connect renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, to industries and households, delivering power where it is needed most. PoweringWA will drive these upgrades, unlocking renewable resources to support a low-emission future.
Unlocking world class renewable resources
WA is blessed to have some of the best renewable energy resources in the world, vast areas rich in solar and wind power that can generate low-emissions electricity at scale. Some of these areas happen to be near WA’s existing electricity infrastructure, but many of them aren’t.
To make the most of our state’s world class renewable resources, upgrade our grid, and power a low-emissions, future-proofed economy, we need more transmission lines. New transmission infrastructure will be essential to move large volumes of clean, renewable electricity to homes and businesses.
Transmission infrastructure: connecting for the future
Transmission networks can be considered a ‘super highway’ that carries electricity across towers and wires to homes, businesses, and communities in WA. In the past, electricity was mostly generated from coal or gas plants located near where it was used. Now, as we switch to cleaner sources like solar and wind, we need to generate power in places with the best sunlight and wind. This requires new transmission connections.
A smarter approach to transformation
PoweringWA was created with the understanding that things must be done differently if we are to transition to energy that is more cost effective, more reliable, and less dependent on carbon-heavy technologies. PoweringWA will work to coordinate the delivery of the electricity infrastructure required to deliver a reliable supply of low emissions energy to all SWIS connected users. This infrastructure will be critical to securing our state's renewable energy future.
PoweringWA will work with government and industry to:
- Build mutual understanding of the constraints and issues within government processes and identify effective solutions.
- Contribute to the development of national policy that enables Western Australian projects to access the support they need.
- Support the development of planning regimes which are mutually beneficial for industry and community.
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