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Thu, October 01, 2009
The City of Gosnells in Western Australia is the latest local council to participate in Round 4 of the Western Australian State Underground Power Program (SUPP), which aims to deliver underground power to more than 1,100 households in the Maddington area, using horizontal directional drilling.
Western Australian Minister Peter Collier said that the undergrounding of power lines is an important way of improving the standard of electricity supply to consumers by addressing power reliability issues in areas with existing overhead infrastructure.
“The Maddington Underground Power Project will provide residents with a more reliable medium of electrical supply while ensuring improved safety and attractive streetscapes for the community,” he said.
“The City of Gosnells and Western Power Underground Power Group have done an excellent job in preparing the detailed design for the Maddington project.”
The project is expected to cost $A10.8 million, which is shared between the local council, the Western Australian Government and Western Power, and is scheduled for completion in late 2010.
The Maddington project area eligibility for this subsidy was determined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Socio Economic Index for Areas.
The SUPP was established in 1996 to help improve the State’s electricity distribution network throughout Western Australia.
The Underground Power Steering Committee will also call for Expressions of Interest Proposals in the final quarter of 2009 for the upcoming Round 5 projects.
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the statement -"The project is expected to cost $A10.8 million, which is shared between the local council, the Western Australian Government and Western Power, and is scheduled for completion in late 2010." seems strange as I was under the impression that residents are also being asked to pay for this ...
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