Archived Horizon News
- Betterways energy saving brochures
Date: 9 June 2008Horizon Power encourages customers across the State to take simple steps to save energy, starting in their homes.
more ... - Horizon Power launches Reconciliation Action Plan
Date: 6 June 2008Horizon Power launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2008 – 2013 on 4 June 2008 to coincide with National Reconciliation Week.
more ... - Broome power station changeover
Date: 4 January 2008After a break in activity during the Christmas/New Year period, Horizon Power will recommence the changeover of customers to the new Broome Power Station on 8 January.
more ... - Power interruption in Broome - Friday 14 December
Date: 14 December 2007
Horizon Power's power station in Broome is connected to the Broome Network through a switchboard at the new Broome Power station.
more ... - Broome power station changeover
Date: 11 December 2007
“Off-line” testing will begin on the new Broome Power Station on Thursday 13 December.
more ... - New era of customer service for Kimberley region
Date: 23 October 2007On Saturday 20 October Horizon Power opened its new Kimberley Regional Office, marking a new era of customer service for the people of the Kimberley. The Minister for Energy attended the opening and praised Horizon Power for its work in the region.
more ... - Kimberley Regional Office to be officially opened
Date: 16 October 2007On the 20th October Energy Minister, Francis Logan, MLA, will officially open Horizon Power’s new Kimberley Regional Office on McDaniel Road, Broome.
more ... - Coral Bay Power Supplies Normalised
Date: 21 August 2007Energy Minister Francis Logan officially announced the normalisation of power supplies in Coral Bay on Sunday 19 August.
more ... - Changes to fees and charges
Date: 28 June 2007Changes have been made to some fees and charges relating to the supply of electricity. These changes will take effect from 1 July 2007.
more ... - Hopetoun Wind-Diesel Project Opened
Date: 30 May 2007Energy Minister Francis Logan has officially opened Western Australia’s latest wind farm project at Hopetoun, about 175km west of Esperance.
more ... - Decision time for Pilbara power future
Date: 1 May 2007Horizon Power Managing Director, Rod Hayes today told the WA Power Conference that the time had arrived for decisions to be made concerning the future of the Pilbara Power System.
more ... - New Power Station for Warmun
Date: 24 April 2007Central Pilbara Kimberley MLA Tom Stephens, on behalf of Energy Minister Francis Logan MLA, will today officially open the Warmun Power Station, the first of five new power stations being built to service remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley region of the State.
more ... - Exmouth Power Station Achieves Reliable Operation
Date: 18 April 2007The teething problems that effected the early operation of the new Exmouth power station have been resolved with the station’s successful completion of a 60-day reliable operations test.
more ... - Update on the new Kimberley Power Supplies
Date: 24 January 2007Energy Developments Limited (EDL), the company building five new power stations in the West Kimberley, reported good progress in an update on the power project today. The new power stations are being constructed in Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Looma to meet the future energy needs of the region.
more ... - Esperance power supplies returned to normal
Date: 8 January 2007Horizon Power advises that power has been fully restored to all customers in the Esperance townsite and surrounding rural areas as a result of the recent storms.
more ... - Power supplies in Esperance - all systems go
Date: 7 January 2007Horizon Power advises that power supply is restored to all customers in the Esperance townsite, and the majority of customers in the surrounding rural areas. Approximately 60 customers still remain affected in the rural area.
more ... - Power supply restoration to the Esperance community
Date: 6 January 2007Horizon Power appreciates the support of the Esperance community and power industry contractors in assisting the restoration of power supplies to customers. Resources have been drawn from across the State to respond to issues that have developed as a consequence of recent storms in the region.
more ... - Strategy to Restore Esperance Power Supplies
Date: 5 January 2007Horizon Power is responding to the damage to the power infrastructure in the Esperance region, following extreme weather conditions.
more ... - Esperance Region
Date: 4 January 2007The storm has caused widespread power outages especially to rural areas, all of whom are presently without power mostly due to trees on the lines.
more ... - Severe Weather Warning - Esperance Region
Date: 3 January 2007Horizon Power wishes to advise customers in their Esperance Region that contingency plans are in place in the likely event that power outages occur, as a result of forecasted severe weather warnings in the area over the next few days.
more ... - Hopetoun Wind-Diesel Power Station takes shape
Date: 22 December 2006After many months of preparation, the new $7.5 million wind-diesel power station at Hopetoun on the south coast of WA is beginning to take shape.
more ... - Christmas lights winners
Date: 20 December 2006The Horizon Power/Kununurra Home and Garden Christmas Lights Competition has been run and won.With only two entrants from the business sector, it seemed there might not be a good response anywhere, but the entries came in quickly towards the closing date for the home category.
more ... - Inefficient air-conditioners to be banned
Date: 18 December 2006Highly inefficient air-conditioners which have flooded the Western Australian market in recent years are to be banned.
Energy Minister Francis Logan said new regulations had been gazetted requiring all household air-conditioners to achieve stricter minimum energy performance standards.
more ... - Cash incentive to buy energy-efficient appliances
Date: 7 December 2006Regional householders who buy energy-efficient appliances or insulation will be eligible for cash-back rebates of up to $400 under a new scheme launched today.
more ... - Exmouth Public Meeting
Date: 28 November 2006Horizon Power and Worley Parsons are holding a public meeting in Exmouth on Thursday, 30 November 2006 at 12.30pm to inform the community of plans to resolve the power issues experienced in the town over the past couple of weeks.
more ... - Wind power electricity for Coral Bay
Date: 31 October 2006Three state-of-the-art, cyclone-proof wind turbines are to be built at Coral Bay. Energy Minister Francis Logan said the 275kw turbines were expected to supply 40 per cent of Coral Bay’s energy needs by the end of 2007.
more ... - Horizon Power proves worth of regional split
Date: 24 October 2006Horizon Power's response to the recent failure of the Ord Hydro Power Station in the East Kimberley has proved the value of creating an electricity business that focussed on the needs of regional Western Australia, Energy Minister Francis Logan said today.
more ... - Ord Hydro back in operation
Date: 13 October 2006After almost two months on diesel back-up generation, the towns of Wyndham, Kununurra and Lake Argyle are once again getting their power supplied from the Ord Hydro.
more ... - New Exmouth Power Station Ready to Go
Date: 1 September 2006After a series of tests that have provided valuable data to enable fine-tuning of the system, the new Exmouth power station is nearly ready to go.
more ... - Important advice for East Kimberley customers
Date: 29 August 2006There is a reduction in electricity available to Horizon Power customers in the towns of Kununurra, Wyndham and Lake Argyle. There may not be enough capacity to cope with the demand of customers. Unless we all voluntarily reduce power consumption until the situation returns to normal, there is a risk of loss to power supplies.
more ... - Ord Hydro Failure - East Kimberley
Date: 29 August 2006Around midnight on Saturday 26 August, power was cut from Ord Hydro power station that supplies electricity to Horizon Power for distribution to the East Kimberley communities of Wyndham, Kununurra and Lake Argyle Village.
more ... - Esperance Region Distribution Upgrade and Extension Project
Date: 25 August 2006Horizon Power is planning a $10 million upgrade of its distribution networks in Esperance, Norseman and Hopetoun.
more ... - Commissioning of new Exmouth power station postponed
Date: 23 August 2006Commissioning of the new Exmouth power station will be delayed after recent tests indicated refinements needed to be made to control systems to ensure the reliable operation of the station.
more ... - New Exmouth Power Station Ready to Go
Date: 21 August 2006The new gas-fired power station in Exmouth is ready for commissioning.
more ... - Power plug pulled on ghost town
Date: 1 July 2006ONE of the eight residents still in the West Australian asbestos mining town of Wittenoom said today the State Government had finally cut its electricity supply to the dwindling outback community.
more ... - Two-way radios to solve biosecurity problems
Date: 22 May 2006Communication between farmers and Horizon Power's workers in the Esperance region has taken a leap forward with the installation of UHF two-way radios in all Horizon Power utility vehicles.
more ... - Work starts on new Broome power station
Date: 15 May 2006Construction of the new Broome Power Station officially started today when Energy Minister Francis Logan broke ground on the site.The Broome Power Station is the first to be built as part of the West Kimberley Power Project, a Horizon Power-led project which will see new power stations built in five West Kimberley towns.
more ... - Wiluna power station increases capacity.
Date: 1 May 2006To meet the increase in customer demand for power in Wiluna, two new gensets were installed and commissioned in March by enGen, the owner and operator of the power station. The power station now comprises 8 diesel-fired gensets and will have sufficient installed capacity to meet summer peak demands.
more ... - Laverton and Gascoyne Junction powered up
Date: 10 March 2006Two new power stations have been commissioned in the goldfields towns of Laverton and Gascoyne Junction. These power stations are owned and operated by Energy Generation Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Wesfarmers.
more ... - EnGen announced as Preferred Bidder for five new power stations
Date: 27 February 2006Energy Generation Pty Ltd (enGen) has been selected as the Preferred Bidder to build, own and operate five new power stations in the remote Aboriginal communities of Bidyadanga, Ardyaloon (Bardi), Beagle Bay, Djarindjin/Lombadina and Warmun.
more ... - New power station commissioned in the goldfields town of Menzies
Date: 2 February 2006A new power station was commissioned in the goldfields town of Menzies to supply Horizon Power's customers in the town. The power station is owned and operated by Energy Generation Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Wesfarmers. A community barbecue was held to commemorate the changeover to the new power station.
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Last Updated: 29 August 2006
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