The WA Independent Power Association Inc (WA IPA) is a newly formed organisation that represents the interests of independent power generators and retailers operating in Western Australia. The WA IPA currently represents six members, each of whom supply wholesale electricity to the WA energy market.

The key objective of the WA IPA is to ensure that the Western Australian power industry remains open and competitive, and supports long term private investment in infrastructure, power generation and supply.

Independent power companies have invested more than $2 billion into the ‘An independent voice for a competitive power industry’ WA energy market, providing 40 per cent of the power generated in WA. This significant investment has resulted in increased competition which has lowered the wholesale price of energy for commercial customers, and delivered significant economic benefits in terms of increased private investment and competition.

Residential customers do not yet have the benefit of choosing their suppliers. But by supporting continued private investment and an open and competitive market, the right conditions exist to ensure future power supplies become affordable for all West Australians.

Richard Harris
Chair
WA Independent Power Association Inc
M: 0423 760 664

Frontier Economics prepared a report for the WA Indenpendent Power Association on the Government's flag re-aggregation of Verve & Synergy.