❓ Mr. Shane Love asks the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation about the number of pole top fires in the SWIS from 2021-2026. The Minister provides a table detailing the number of distribution and transmission pole top fires by financial year.
✅ AnsweredQoN 2016Legislative Assembly
Portfolio: Energy and Decarbonisation
Question
(1) Please detail the number of pole top fires in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) over the past five calendar years (2021 to 2025)?(2) Please detail the number of pole top fires in the SWIS to date, in 2026?
Answer
(1) – (2)
The information requested is provided in the table below as at 31 March 2026.
Financial Year Distribution Pole Top Fires Transmission Pole Top Fires 2025-26 254 1 2024-25 464 5 2023-24 423 9 2022-23 281 2 2021-22 384 3 2020-21 247 0
Financial Year
Distribution Pole Top Fires
Transmission Pole Top Fires
2025-26
254
1
2024-25
464
5
2023-24
423
9
2022-23
281
2
2021-22
384
3
2020-21
247
0
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