Energy Security

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (14:59): Supplementary: given that the minister just outlined all those aspects of his energy plan, why does AEMO still say—AEMO armed with all of that information—and I quote, 'The risk' in Victoria and South Australia of 'Unserved Energy' through involuntary load shedding will be higher than in recent years?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (15:00): It will be higher in Victoria because they lost the Hazelwood generator. Of course, AEMO don't count non-market participants in their forecast. Our generator, on my advice, is not a market participant.

Mr van Holst Pellekaan: So it's going to get worse?

The SPEAKER: The member for Stuart is warned.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The member for Stuart just told the chamber that AEMO's advice factors in our generation.

An honourable member: They are fully aware of it.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: They are fully aware of it—no, that's not what he said. He said that they are factoring in our generation in their forecast. I will come back to the chamber because I am pretty certain that is not accurate. I am pretty certain that they don't count non-market participants. Importantly, it's always important to check the veracity of what the shadow minister says, but—

Mr van Holst Pellekaan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Stuart is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —the reality is that for the first time in the state's history since the privatisation of ETSA we have our own generators to call on. We used to have Torrens Island, we used to have ETSA, we used to have—

Ms Sanderson: Where's the interconnector you promised?

The SPEAKER: The member for Adelaide is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: —our own poles of wires, but they were sold out from underneath us by members opposite. I hope in the valedictory speeches of members who were here when they voted yes to privatise ETSA that perhaps they will give us an apology, perhaps they will apologise for what they did, perhaps they will regret what they did, but I suspect that members opposite will do no such thing whatsoever.