The Economic Regulation Authority is seeking public comment on an application from Western Power to include an amount of new facilities investment associated with the Mid West Energy Project (Southern Section) in its regulatory capital base. The new facilities investment is forecast to cost $383.4 million and involves the construction of a 330 kV transmission line from Neerabup to Three Springs and the interconnection of the existing 132 kV Three Springs substation with a new 330 kV Three Springs Terminal.


Western Power’s application was submitted under section 6.71(b) of the Electricity Networks Access Code 2004 (Access Code).


ISSUES PAPER
The Authority has prepared an issues paper to assist interested parties prepare submissions. This paper is not intended to be an exhaustive review of Western Power’s application at this point in time, or the matters that the Authority will address when making its decision on the application.
The issues paper and Western Power’s application are available on the ERA’s website.


INVITATION TO MAKE A SUBMISSION
Interested parties are invited to make submissions in print and electronic form on Western Power’s application by 4:00 pm (WST) on Monday, 12 September 2011.


Submissions should be marked to the attention of Manager Projects Access.
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