Question Without Notice No. 1471 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 November 2023 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 41 Session: 1  

SYNERGY — COAL IMPORTS 

1471. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for  Energy: 

I refer to Synergy's unprecedented action to bring 103 000 tonnes of coal from Newcastle to  Collie last summer. 

(1) What is the current blending ratio of imported Newcastle coal to local Collie coal? 

(2) How much of the imported Newcastle coal has been blended to be used for electrical  generation? 

(3) How much of the imported Newcastle coal has been burnt for generation? 

(4) What is the anticipated date on which all the imported Newcastle coal will have been  burnt for generation? 

(5) What was the total cost of bringing the coal to Collie? 

Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied: 

I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided  to me by the Minister for Energy. 

(1) The blending ratio of the Newcastle coal changes to meet operational requirements. The  current ratio is 10 to one. 

(2)–(3) The amount is 79.5 kilotons. 

(4) The coal consumption time line of the Newcastle coal will be dependent on the level of  blending with Collie coal, which will be determined by Synergy's operational  requirements. 

(5) Please refer to the answer to question without notice 1186.