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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Hydrogen Power Plant</name>
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        <heading>Hydrogen Power Plant</heading>
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        <name>Mr PATTERSON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2024-06-18T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Hydrogen Power Plant</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5384" referenceid="facf38f4c95b4f27b86257b48e3f699a">Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (15:01):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Energy and Mining. Can the minister confirm when the $600 million hydrogen plant will be operational? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.</text>
        <text id="202406181f7e7894519e4c7280000444">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>Mr PATTERSON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <by role="member" id="5384" referenceid="facf38f4c95b4f27b86257b48e3f699a">Mr PATTERSON:</by>  The recent update to the Electricity Statement of Opportunities from AEMO has indicated that the generators at Labor's $600 million hydrogen plant are not expected until the summer of 2026-27.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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            <name>Minister for Energy and Mining</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (15:02):</by>  The last time I checked, the advice I received from the agency was that the generators will be available by the summer of 2025-26, as we have estimated. I have not received anything else otherwise. If the member has something he can illuminate the house with, I would like to see it.</text>
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