The State Energy Commission of Western Australia was an Australian energy provider. It was established on 1 January 1975 as an amalgamation of the
State Electricity Commission of Western Australia (established 1945) plus the Fuel and Power Commission.
It was involved in the buying of the
Fremantle Gas and Coke Company as part of the
WA Inc
WA Inc was a political scandal in Western Australia. In the 1980s, the state government, which was led for much of the period by premier Brian Burke, engaged in business dealings with several prominent businessmen, including Alan Bond, Laurie ...
events.
On 1 January 1995 it was split up into separate gas and electricity utilities, named
AlintaGas and
Western Power Corporation respectively.
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External links
Australian Science at Work - State Electricity Commission of Western Australia (1945 - 1975)
Defunct utility companies of Western Australia
Energy in Western Australia
Defunct government agencies of Western Australia
Natural gas companies of Australia
Electric power companies of Australia
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