Native name | Electricity Networks Corporation |
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Company type | State government owned |
Western Power | |
Industry | Utility |
Predecessor | Western Power |
Founded | 1 April 2006 |
Headquarters | Perth, Western Australia |
Area served | South West of Western Australia |
Key people |
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Services | Electricity distribution |
Owner | Government of Western Australia |
Website | westernpower |
Western Power is a statutory corporation established by the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 (WA). It is owned by the State Government of Western Australia and is accountable to the Minister for Energy.[1] It is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the electricity network within the South West Interconnected System[2] (SWIS), the poles and wires or energy grid.
When the original Western Power Corporation was split it was separated into four independent companies: