❓ Mr Eatts questions the reliability and planning of electricity transmission in the South West region, focusing on outage history, supply configuration, and future infrastructure needs in light of population growth and demand.

(1) In relation to electricity transmission reliability and planning in the South West region: For each of the following transmission lines—Margaret River to Busselton, Beenup to Manjimup, and Denmark to Walpole—how many outages have occurred in each of the past 10 years, and what was the duration and cause of each outage:(a) For each of the towns serviced by the above transmission lines, what is the current configuration of electricity supply (including the number of feeder lines and redundancy arrangements)?(2) Given the population growth and increasing demand in towns such as Margaret River, Busselton, Manjimup, Walpole and surrounding areas, why are certain towns serviced by only a single transmission line?(3) What criteria are used by Western Power and the State Government to determine when additional or redundant transmission infrastructure is required in regional areas?(4) Does the current Whole of System Plan include provision for additional or diverse transmission lines into these towns, and if so, what projects are proposed, their timelines, and estimated costs:(a) If no such provisions exist in the Whole of System Plan, what assessment has been undertaken regarding the risks to supply reliability and economic impacts on these regions?(5) Are there any planned upgrades or investments to improve network resilience in the Margaret River to Busselton, Beenup to Manjimup, and Albany to Walpole corridors; and if so, please provide details including scope, budget, and expected completion dates? (1) In relation to electricity transmission reliability and planning in the South West region: For each of the following transmission lines—Margaret River to Busselton, Beenup to Manjimup, and Denmark to Walpole—how many outages have occurred in each of the past 10 years, and what was the duration and cause of each outage: (a) For each of the towns serviced by the above transmission lines, what is the current configuration of electricity supply (including the number of feeder lines and redundancy arrangements)? (2) Given the population growth and increasing demand in towns such as Margaret River, Busselton, Manjimup, Walpole and surrounding areas, why are certain towns serviced by only a single transmission line? (3) What criteria are used by Western Power and the State Government to determine when additional or redundant transmission infrastructure is required in regional areas? (4) Does the current Whole of System Plan include provision for additional or diverse transmission lines into these towns, and if so, what projects are proposed, their timelines, and estimated costs: (a) If no such provisions exist in the Whole of System Plan, what assessment has been undertaken regarding the risks to supply reliability and economic impacts on these regions? (5) Are there any planned upgrades or investments to improve network resilience in the Margaret River to Busselton, Beenup to Manjimup, and Albany to Walpole corridors; and if so, please provide details including scope, budget, and expected completion dates?