State Electricity Commission of Western Australia
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 20 March 1946 |
| Dissolved | 31 December 1974 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Western Australia |
| Headquarters | Perth |
The State Electricity Commission of Western Australia was a Government of Western Australia owned and managed energy provider. It was constituted on 20 March 1946, purchasing the City of Perth Electricity and Gas Department.[1][2]
It saw the introduction of piped gas into the south west of Western Australia, as well as other infrastructure developments in its time.[3]
It was superseded by the State Energy Commission of Western Australia on 1 January 1975.[2]
References
- ^ Electric Power: New Commission Meets The West Australian 12 April 1946 page 6
- ^ a b Where we've been Synergy
- ^ State Electricity Commission of Western Australia (1970), Kwinana Power Station : opened officially 20th November 1970 by the Premier of Western Australia, the Hon. Sir David Brand ... [and] the Minister for Electricity, the Hon. C.D. Nalder, State Electricity Commission of Western Australia, retrieved 9 December 2015