SA Power Networks

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (14:39): Again, to the Minister for Energy: as South Australian Power Networks is procuring this generation on behalf of the government, how much is the government paying SAPN for this service or any other service connected to these generators?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (14:39): We pay for the same services for connection as any other operator in the market would. We do not own SA Power Networks; we do not own the connection points for the private company. I do not think SA Power Networks have charged us a fee for the procurement—I think they have recovered their costs—but they will be charging us, obviously, for the installation of the equipment to connection through their distribution network. Whatever those costs are is the market rate.