House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Hydrogen Power Plant Hydrogen Power Plant Mr PATTERSON House of Assembly Morphett Hydrogen Power Plant Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (14:20): My question is again to the Minister for Energy and Mining. When will the hydrogen power station be operational and dispatching electricity into the grid? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain. Leave granted. Mr PATTERSON House of Assembly Morphett Mr PATTERSON: When in opposition, the Labor Party committed to the power station being operational by December 2025, with new dispatchable generation of 200 megawatts. On 22 October 2023, the government announced that the project's operations are set to commence in early 2026 through new dispatchable generation of an unspecified amount. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Minister for Energy and Mining The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:21): That is all within the same financial year and we stand by it. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta is on a final warning.