Households and businesses in Western Australia's South West will have greater access to more clean, affordable and reliable energy, with the Cook Labor Government to establish a $1.4 billion Clean Energy Fund to support a slate of projects which will help decarbonise the State.
- Cook Labor Government to establish a $1.4 billion Clean Energy Fund
- Fund to support projects like Clean Energy Link - East, which will be a declared priority project under the State Development Act 2025
- Designation and funding to support clean, reliable and affordable energy in Western Australia's South West
- Supports the government's vision for WA's economy to remain strongest in the nation
The fund - to be detailed as part of the 2026-27 State Budget - will support Clean Energy projects like Clean Energy Link (CEL) - East, which will expand the South West Interconnected System to bring more renewable energy to households and industry in Perth and WA's South West.
CEL - North is currently under construction and will improve access to renewables between Malaga and Three Springs, with high-capacity transmission lines, terminals, substations, and transformers installed on the network to unlock the flow of clean energy from the Mid West.
CEL - East is the next stage of expansion and will connect new wind and solar projects east of Collie, delivering cleaner, more affordable and more reliable power for the future.
When complete, CEL - East will deliver enough energy to power about 1 million homes.
In recognition of CEL - North and East's significance to WA's economic diversification goals, the government will soon move to declare both priority projects under the State Development Act 2025, smoothing the way for its delivery by streamlining approvals, improving whole‑of‑government co-ordination, and ensuring it is delivered on time.
Additionally, Clean Energy Link - Kwinana will also soon be declared a priority project under the Act, delivering new terminals and transmission lines to support 900MW of new energy demand in the Western Trade Coast.
Together, CEL - North and CEL - East will deliver 3 gigawatts of renewable energy to commercial, industrial and residential customers and will create about 800 local jobs during the construction phase.
CEL - North is on track for completion in late 2027, while CEL - East is expected to be online by the end of 2029.
In addition, the 2026-27 State Budget will include a further $7 million to support Horizon Power's work in transitioning to renewable energy in regional WA, delivering increased renewable future energy systems for the West Kimberley, Coral Bay, Hopetoun, Denham and in the Pilbara.