Hydrogen Power Plant

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA (Hartley—Leader of the Opposition) (14:38): My question is to the Premier. Has the government undertaken any modelling on how much its hydrogen power plant will lower electricity prices in South Australia as promised and, if not, why not? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. V.A. TARZIA: At the Budget and Finance meeting on 16 September, the Office of Hydrogen Power revealed that it had not undertaken any modelling to indicate whether the hydrogen power plant at Whyalla would deliver savings to everyday South Australians and small businesses.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:38): Again, I know that even the Leader of the Opposition appreciates that increasing the supply of power into our electricity market only has a positive impact. The state and the whole country need more generation capacity. That generation investment from the private sector has been undermined by nonstop climate wars, often perpetuated by the alternate side of politics. What we desperately need is more supply into the system and that's what the Hydrogen Jobs Plan will help contribute to.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The member for Dunstan will have the next call, and I will just let the member for Flinders know that he has his first strike.