House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Pelican Point Power Station Pelican Point Power Station Mr WILLIAMS House of Assembly MacKillop Pelican Point Power Station Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (14:46): The Minister for Energy's earlier answer said that the government wishes to get more gas-fired generation capacity in South Australia. Can he explain to the house: is not Pelican Point Power Station gas-fired and why has it been mothballed? The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Pelican Point Power Station The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (14:47): I will ask the private owners of that power-fired generator why they have mothballed it. What we are attempting to do through our procurement is we are going to underwrite a long-term, 10-year contract where we will go out to the market to try to incentivise more generation into South Australia. Our plan has been welcomed by the energy industry, and I note the absence of an alternative plan because the Leader of the Opposition has no policies—not one.