WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
Western Power has been ordered to get its act together by October this year by the independent regulator or face fines of up to $100,000 after it was found to have breached its transmission and distribution licences.
LEIGHTON Holdings Ltd has emerged as one of the most active buyers of small Western Australian businesses in the past year, paying more than $22 million for three service organisations that expanded its footprint in Perth and the South West.
The state's economic boom could turn into substantially higher electricity prices next year as Western Power submits its proposals to the Economic Regulation Authority to increase tariffs.
Western Power has today signed a five year alliance agreement with Transfield Services, worth approximately $100 million in revenue in its first year of operation.
Western Power today announced a new alliance agreement with Downer EDI Engineering and Tenix Alliance which will provide Western Power, with resources for the future transmission and distribution infrastructure of its south-west interconnected system.
Western Australia's biggest electricity supplier, Western Power, is under pressure to lift its service standards following the release of a critical report by the Economic Regulation Authority today.
Western Power has announced a net profit of $69.4 million for the year to June 2007, which it said was lower than expected as a result of rising materials costs and the tight labour market.
Western Power has registered several trademarks ahead of the split up of the entity into several separate entities next year as part of a disaggregation of the power utility.
THE Gallop Government's decision to opt for the gas-fired option to supply Western Power with 320 megawatts under the utility's power procurement program does not spell the death knell for coal.Curren
ARC Energy has secured a gas supply deal with Western Power Corporation in order to feed Austral Bricks, worth $20 million over four years to the Perth-based company.
BRICK manufacturer Austral Bricks may have shed a light on Western Australia's future energy market by agreeing to buy its gas from traditional electricity supplier, Western Power, and its electricity
THE proposed break-up of Western Power is a major concern for the many WA sporting and community groups to benefit from the power utility's$2 million annual sponsorship spend.
WESTERN Power has taken a major step into e-commerce, offering its biggest customers an opportunity to monitor energy bills and pay accounts via the Internet.
WA'S rapid expansion means the State could run short of power within two years.Western Power intends to go to the market with a power procurement program to feed the new growth by the end of this year.
