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Jai Thomas
Deputy Director General - Coordinator of Energy
Energy Policy WA (DMIRS)
Western Australia
Jai Thomas is the Deputy Director General - Coordinator of Energy, a statutory role that leads Energy Policy WA. As Coordinator of Energy, he is also the designated Hazard Management Agency for disruption to electricity, natural gas or liquid fuel supplies in Western Australia.
Prior to this, Jai held the role of Program Director, Energy Transformation, overseeing Energy Policy WA's day-to-day delivery of the Government's Energy transformation Strategy work program.
Jai is an energy sector professional with expertise in electricity regulation and distributed energy projects, and had held regulatory and project delivery roles at both Horizon Power and Western Power.
Speaker agenda
Coordinating toward a net zero future
Jai Thomas will discuss the State’s Energy Transformation Strategy and the pathway to a highly renewable future, which requires balancing reliability, affordability and the State’s emission reduction ambitions. From remote areas to the middle of our cities, Jai will take you through the energy transformation requirements across our large state and its varied supply arrangements as we continue to work toward net zero by 2050.