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Inset: Tilt Renewables chief executive Anthony Fowler. Photo: Tilt Renewables. Main Pic: Tom Zaunmayr.

Energy 30 Oct 2025

AGL inks offtake for Tilt's Waddi wind farm

Energy giant AGL has inked an offtake agreement with Tilt Renewables for 100 per cent of the expected 108 megawatts of electricity from the Waddi Wind Farm north of Perth.

Energy 09 Jul 2024

Energy industry wants price cap rule change

A proposed doubling of a cap applied to energy prices has been met with calls for change by industry players, in a series of submissions to the Economic Regulation Authority.

Energy 30 Nov 2022

Ky Cao returns from Vietnam with energy

One of the state's most experienced energy entrepreneurs, Ky Cao, has re-emerged looking for deals in the sector, although this time his focus is on exporting local expertise to Vietnam.

Oil & Gas 06 Apr 2022

Strike in Perth Energy deal

Strike Energy has inked a five-year gas supply agreement with AGL's Western Australian business, Perth Energy.

Energy 20 Jan 2022

Perth Energy generating business

Perth Energy has more than doubled its business customer base, while Amanda Energy and CleanTech also grew their presence in the retail power market.

Energy 08 Jul 2021

Competition concern in battery rules

The state's economic regulator is working out how best to balance a need for storage on the electricity grid against concerns Western Power could gain an anti-competitive advantage.

Energy 29 Oct 2020

Rapid timeline to meet gas power need

New gas power generation could be needed to supply Perth as early as 2024, with a project at Coolimba one candidate.

Energy 22 Oct 2019

Perth Energy wins $4.5m gas contract

AGL Energy subsidiary Perth Energy has secured a $4.5 million three-year contract with the North Metropolitan Health Service, its biggest natural gas supply agreement with a state government agency this year.

Contracts 13 Sep 2019

Synergy wins $30m govt contract

Synergy has secured a substantial electricity supply deal with the North Metropolitan Health Service, one of several electricity contracts awarded by government agencies in the health and education sectors in recent months.

Deals 08 Aug 2019

AGL to snap up Perth Energy in $93m deal

AGL Energy is set to continue its rapid expansion into the WA market, after it struck a deal to purchase WA's third-largest electricity retailer, Perth Energy, for up to $93 million.

Deals 23 Oct 2018

Infratil weighs-up Perth Energy sale

New Zealand-based investment group Infratil is considering selling its majority stake in local electricity provider Perth Energy, which recently returned to profit after running at a loss for the past three years.

Energy 22 Jan 2018

Redmile to take helm at Perth Energy

Local electricity retailer Perth Energy is planning a leadership change, with chief development officer Giles Redmile to take over as chief executive in mid-February as current boss Andrew Rowe moves back to the engineering industry.

Special Reports 04 Dec 2017

Tech next step for Jones post-Navitas

SPECIAL REPORT: Navitas boss Rod Jones talked to Business News about the next chapter for the $1.8 billion education provider he founded, and his hopes for the technology ventures he's backing.

Energy 17 Oct 2017

Fed energy change creates a new reality in the west

Western Australian Energy Minister Ben Wyatt has opened the door for a potential state-based renewables target after the federal government confirmed a major change in energy policy today.

Energy 21 Aug 2017

Power players keen to compete with Synergy in more open marketplace

SPECIAL REPORT: As WA households benefit from increased competition in gas retailing, the electricity sector wants to be able to compete with Synergy in providing to small customers, with some industry members calling for a reduction in the contestability threshold to 20 megawatt hours.

Appointments 29 Feb 2016

Perth Energy appoints new CEO

Andrew Rowe has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Perth Energy.

Energy 03 Feb 2016

Synergy a barrier to investment: Tesla

Two niche operators in Western Australia's electricity market have accused the state government of being more concerned with protecting its own interests than creating a truly competitive industry

Energy 21 Sep 2015

Private players frustrated by slow pace of power reform

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News looks at what's holding up and what's contributing to electricity price reductions, reviews the players in WA's wave energy and waste-to-energy industries and reports on allegations of market manipulation by a Synergy-owned business.

Energy 27 Mar 2015

Power players want a piece of the action

Energy Minister Mike Nahan's announcement earlier this week of the government's planned introduction of greater competition to the electricity sector has already spurred the growth prospects of one market entrant.

Energy 16 Feb 2015

Council to set direction on clean energy

The state's new peak body for renewable energy and energy efficiency, which emerged after the collapse of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia last year, is set to establish its leadersh

Energy 03 Oct 2014

Push to keep WA off national grid

As the state's review of its electricity market seeks to turn the system on its head, investors protecting their interests have argued strongly to keep Western Australia out of the national electricity market (NEM).

Energy 14 Aug 2014

Synergy split flagged again

The release of a discussion paper on how to fix the electricity market has reignited the debate over whether Synergy and Verve should be split into two separate generator-retailers.

Energy 22 Jul 2014

Synergy savings revealed amid board shake up

Departing Synergy board member Keith Spence has told Business News the merger of Synergy and Verve had already delivered $70 million in savings.

Energy 01 May 2014

WA defers reserve power payments

The Barnett government has moved to defer future payments to providers of reserve electricity in a key first move of its review of the state's electricity market.

Energy 18 Mar 2014

Electricity reform sparks debate

The issue of electricity prices not surprisingly has emerged as a hot topic of discussion following the government's recent announcement of a statewide review of the electricity market.

Special Reports 04 Mar 2014

State review to consider sweeping electricity reforms

SPECIAL REPORT: Energy Minister Mike Nahan has told Business News a review of Western Australia's wholesale electricity market could open the door to some dramatic shakeups in the sector.

Financial Services 23 Apr 2013

Family affair not about keeping up with the Joneses

After four years advising Navitas founder Rod Jones as his biggest client, investment banker Jon Biesse is about to make the commitment full-time, stepping into the private world of business to run

03 Aug 2011

E&Y award winners to step up on the big stage

SEVEN of Western Australia's top entrepreneurs have been recognised at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Awards held in Perth last week.

Special Reports 14 Jul 2011

Labour, skills keep fast and flexible businesses on their toes, no matter what their sector

IT should come as no surprise that the biggest and most common issue confronting a bunch of successful Western Australian companies is that of labour - getting and keeping the skills they need to meet the strong demand they are seeing.

Opinion 29 Jul 2010

Superannuation funds investing

Superannuation funds are playing a pivotal role in some of the most interesting infrastructure developments in WA.

Government 18 Jun 2009

Perth Energy gas push

PERTH Energy is seeking a trading licence to compete against industry heavyweight Alinta for the supply of gas to the state's residential market.

Government 28 May 2008

Perth Energy in $30m Verve deal

West Perth-based power minnow Perth Energy has signed a $30 million-a-year deal to buy energy from generator Verve Energy.

Energy 22 May 2008

Perth Energy strikes $30m pa Verve deal

Power minnow Perth Energy has announced a deal to purchase $30 million of energy a year from state generator Verve Energy to supply customers at the lower end of the contestable range over the next five years.

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