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WA Energy Outlook

"It's these natural advantages, combined with Western Australia's demonstrated support for large-scale project delivery, our skills and track-record in global leading innovation and long standing, trustied international partnerships that position WA as a leading partner for the global energy transition."

Director-General of the WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification, Rebecca Brown, and a panel of leaders across WA's diverse energy sector, gathered to discuss the strategic direction and ambitions for WA's energy sector in a shifting global energy landscape and evolving energy mix.

Panelists included:
- Vi Garrood, Executive General Manager, Future Energy, Horizon Power
- James Harman, Chief Executive Officer, EDL
- Nicole Lockwood, Chairperson, Infrastructure WA
- Greg Pauline, National Transmission Lead, ACCIONA
- Shohan Seneviratne, Chief Executive Officer, Murchison Hydrogen Renewables
- Stuart Cassie, Director, TBH
- Vanessa Torres, Chief Operating Officer, South32

Thank you to our sponsors: TBH and EDL

  • Rebecca Brown, Director-General of the WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification

  • Nicole Lockwood Chairperson , Infrastructure WA; Stuart Cassie Director , TBH; Shohan Seneviratne, Chief Executive Officer, Murchison Hydrogen Renewables; Vi Garrood, Executive General Manager, Future Energy, Horizon Power; Rebecca Brown, Director-General, WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification; Vanessa Torres, Chief Operating Officer, South32; Greg Pauline, National Transmission Lead, ACCIONA and Danika Adams, Senior Economist, CEDA

  • James Harman, Chief Executive Officer, EDL