Independent Market Operator
Administering the Western Australia Wholesale Electricity Market

Contact the IMO :
Independent Market Operator
Level 3, Governor Stirling Tower
197 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000

P: (08) 9254 4300
F: (08) 9254 4399
E: imo@imowa.com.au



Statement of Opportunities

The IMO’s determination of capacity requirements is published annually in the Statement of Opportunities (SOO) Report. This report provides forecasts of maximum peak demand and energy usage for all loads that form part of the South West Interconnected System. It also provides information in respect to:

  • Generation and DSM capacity currently operating in the SWIS.
  • Capacity which is planned to be built or under construction.
  • Planned capacity retirements.

From this, the IMO provides estimates of the amount of capacity that will be available to meet demand in future years and the extent that this exceeds, or is less than, the forecast demand.

The 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 SOO Reports are available here :


2008 Statement of Opportunities Report

2007 Statement of Opportunities Report

2006 Statement of Opportunities Report

2005 Statement of Opportunities Report


Corrections

An error has been identified in one of the dates in section 5.3 (pp35) published in version named 2008_SOO_Final.pdf of the 2008 Statement of Opportunities Report.  Version 0.1 (2008_SOO_Final_v0.1.pdf) of this document, currently available should be used. This notice has been published at 8:00 AM on 2 July 2008.

 

The IMO has determined (October 2005) that an error had occurred during the preparation of the electricity forecasts that were published within the 2005 Statement of Opportunities Report.  The notice below provides clarification on this matter.
Notice: Electricity Forecasts Correction

This document is published in accordance with Market Rule 10.5.1 (m).