Western Australia Allocates $502 Million to Energy Transition

$147.6 million funding is earmarked to support the the development of common user network infrastructure in the North West Interconnected System.

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook speaks to media during a press conference at Dumas House in Perth, Australia on May 31, 2023. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

Western Australia (WA) has allocated $502 million (US$331 million) of funding to expedite the state’s goals of a cleaner, affordable, and reliable energy future.

According to Premier Roger Cook, the fund will open up strategic industrial areas statewide to attract major clean industries to WA, including Latitude 32 in Kwinana, Karratha, the Peel region, the Goldfields, and South West.