The state opposition has accused Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson of deflecting blame for a $40 million overpayment blunder onto the Synergy board.
State government–owned Synergy has revealed it accepted more than $40 million worth of erroneous payments into 170,000 closed customer accounts over a period of 16 years.
Synergy has swung into the red with a $779 million loss after wiping the value of its coal-fired assets to zero and reporting a cost blowout in its decommissioning estimates.
Synergy has been slapped with a compliance notice after the state-owned gas and electricity provider reported overcharging almost $2.3 million to thousands of customers.
Kurt Baker has been made permanent chief executive of the state's electricity retailer Synergy, after acting in the position following the departure of David Fyfe earlier this year.
David Fyfe has resigned as chief executive of the state-owned energy retailer Synergy to pursue other opportunities after more than four years in the top role.
