PM Pledges $3 Billion to Assist WA With Net Zero Push

4,000 kilometres of new transmission infrastructure needed for net zero

Haulage truck at the Rio Tinto West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of West Australia, on July 9, 2014. AAP Image/Alan Porritt

The Albanese government will provide up to $3 billion towards expanding and modernising Western Australia’s (WA) major electricity grids.

On Aug. 29, the Albanese and Cook governments signed a landmark agreement to provide renewable energy to homes in Perth, the South West, and the North West Pilbara region.