Session 6. Oral Presentation for: Energy costs in transition: decarbonising Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System

Presented on 27 May 2025: Session 6 The South West Interconnected System (SWIS) is one of Western Australia’s two main electricity grids. The SWIS network of electricity generation, storage, transmission and distribution infrastructure services the vast majority of the WA population, stretching from Albany in the Great Southern, up through the South West and Perth metropolitan area to Geraldton in the Mid West, and east through the Wheatbelt to Kalgoorlie. The SWIS services over 1 million residential, commercial and industrial customers, including a large number of The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA’s (CME’s) member companies who rely on the SWIS for reliable, cost-competitive electricity for their operations. As such, the SWIS is critical to both the ongoing viability and the decarbonisation pathways of CME members. Decarbonising WA’s economy is critical to attract new investment, create jobs and position our state as a leader in new low emission industries including critical minerals, hydrogen and green metals. To access the Oral Presentation click the link below. To read the full paper click here