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Western Power is a Western Australian State Government owned corporation which builds, maintains and operates the electricity network in the south west corner of Western Australia. The Western Power Network forms the vast majority of the South West Interconnected Network (SWIN), which together with all of the electricity generators, comprises the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
Western Power Corporation (WPC), owned by the Government of Western Australia, was Western Australia's major electricity supplier from 1995 through 2006. It was formed in 1995 when the monopoly electricity and gas supplier, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia, was disaggregated into separate suppliers for gas, AlintaGas, and for electricity Western Power Corp.
In 2006, Western Power Corp was disaggregated into Western Power, Synergy, Horizon Power and Verve Energy.
Contact Details
363 Wellington Street, PERTH WA 6000
08 9326 4911
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State Government Businesses
| Rank | Company | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd |  | Water Corporation | $3.29bn |
| 4th |  | GESB | $2.92bn |
| 5th |  | Western Power | $1.84bn |
| 6th | | Western Australian Treasury Corporation | $1.48bn |
| 7th | | Lotterywest | $1.32bn |
31 state government businesses ranked by total revenue - this year
Utilities and Public Infrastructure
| Rank | Company | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | | Western Power | 2,300,000 |
| 2nd | | Water Corporation | 1,365,217 |
| 3rd | | Synergy | 1,174,588 |
| 4th | | ATCO Australia | 800,000 |
| 5th | | Alinta Energy | 430,048 |
43 utilities and public infrastructure ranked by number of WA customers/clients
Number of Employees
State Government Businesses
| Rank | Company | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Water Corporation | 4,043 | |
| 2nd | Western Power | 3,080 | |
| 3rd | Synergy | 939 | |
| 4th | Gold Corporation | 717 | |
| 5th | Horizon Power | 568 |
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Company Activity
| NEWS: Tagged in Developers frustrated by power delays | 11 Apr 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Western Power backs forecast tariff hikes | 05 Apr 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Western Power calls for Goldfields grid support | 20 Mar 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in SWIS upgrade doubt despite wind farm constraint | 07 Mar 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Changes to ease developer power access | 14 Feb 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Private plant knocked back for Kalgoorlie power bid | 24 Jan 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Western Power fined $80k over Wheatbelt bushfire | 22 Dec 2023 |
| NEW ROLE: Reece Whitby, Minister for Energy | 07 Dec 2023 |
| UPDATED: State Government Businesses list | 06 Dec 2023 |
| UPDATED: Utilities and Public Infrastructure list | 06 Dec 2023 |
