00:00This is a scandal. Someone must be held accountable.
00:07Everything that comes out of David Christopher Lee's mouth is inaccurate.
00:10The catastrophic failure of a power unit at the station in 2021
00:14triggered one of the state's worst power outages in decades.
00:18A draft report by forensic engineer Dr Sean Brady
00:22has found state-owned operator CS Energy failed to
00:26value and implement effective safety practices.
00:30He noted the safety program was under-resourced and starved of funding.
00:35The board has been replaced. The CEO has been replaced.
00:39The operations manager has been replaced.
00:42They are the actions that the Miles government has taken in response to this incident.
00:47The report also highlighted significant constraints faced by CS Energy,
00:52including having to operate under a mandate set by the Treasurer and Energy Minister,
00:57which drove focus on cost savings.
01:00In this type of environment, it is arguably very difficult to foster a focus on process safety.
01:07Every single dollar that's been asked for, for maintenance, has been provided.
01:11This report shows what happened was completely avoidable.
01:14It is completely and utterly unforgivable.
01:17Stephen Miles says he supports his Energy Minister.
01:20Mick Debrenny is the Minister best place to implement these strong reforms.
01:25It is lights out for Minister Mick Debrenny's ministerial career.
01:29Following the draft report findings, the Premier has announced
01:33special advisers will be appointed to the board of CS Energy
01:37and it will review all of the state's publicly owned energy businesses.
01:42In a statement, CS Energy says it awaits the final report
01:47and it will implement all recommendations.
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