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11. Private Assets and Infrastructure
The Study Area comprises much of Adelaide’s industrial tracts and privately operated economic
infrastructure, particularly in terms of power generation and maritime transport. Many infrastructure
assets (gas, ports, electricity) that were once owned and operated by the State have since been
privatised by means of outright sale or long term lease. While any climate change risks concerning
private sector infrastructure resides with the owner, this may continue to bear upon the community
through pricing and quality of services.
The Study Area’s major privately held assets include:
x
Wharves and Ports e.g. Flinders Ports
x
Major industries, including Adelaide Brighton Limited, Penrice Soda Holdings, and Owen Illinois Inc
(OI)
x
Electricity infrastructure, e.g. generation, transmission and distribution companies
x
Gas infrastructure, e.g. Envestra
x
Rail infrastructure, including ARTC and Genesee Wyoming
x
Adelaide Airport (Adelaide Airport Limited)
11.1. Methodology
Companies were contacted to obtain key information in relation to asset descriptions, asset value, climate
change risks, and adaptation strategies. With the exception of some utility spatial data being supplied,
there was limited response by companies due in part to company priorities and commercial sensitivity of
required information. Consequently, this component of investigation has relied on information available
through documents sourced from company websites. The validity of this information has not been
verified directly with the companies. An alternative source of asset valuation data is potentially available
through land valuations, however this data was not available during the project timeframe.
For companies whose assets span several regions, information that is specific to the Study Area, such as
employment and value of assets, was unavailable.
11.2. Major Businesses
The Western Region Councils specified a small number of major businesses located in the region to be
examined. This examination has included identification of potential climate change-related business
impacts and adaptation measures. Depending on location, such impacts are likely to affect small to
medium sized businesses across the region, many of which are not likely to have had the capacity to
develop adaptation plans.
Tables 11.1
to
11.10
contain a summary of the major companies located in the Study Area.
Figure 11.1
shows the location of these companies.
