DESALINATION PLANT

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (14:55): My question is to the Minister for Water Security. Is there sufficient wind power supply available to power the 100 gigalitre Adelaide desalination plant, as promised by the Premier? On ABC Radio on 19 May, the Premier stated:

The desal plant will be totally powered by renewable energy, by wind power, just as people can for their own homes, except this will be designated from particular wind power stations.

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (14:56): I am delighted to be able to announce to the house today—in fact, I am disappointed that apparently the media are outside talking about what is going on with the Liberal opposition—that whilst the Prime Minister of Australia has announced that the nation must reach 20 per cent of renewable energy by 2020, I am advised that this state will reach that by 2013. In fact, by 2020 it will reach 33 per cent, which will put us into a leadership position, not just in this nation. So, there will be plenty of power to provide renewable energy to the desalination plant.