Monitoring the return of unrequired desalination payments to water customers

The Victorian Government has requested that the Commission oversee and independently verify the return of payments, adjusted for interest and inflation.

The Commission has released a paper, Opinion Report - Return of Additional Desalination Payments, that sets out views on whether an additional return of desalination funds to customers, on top of those being returned via the 2012-13 price freeze, is appropriate. We have also released a report that provides an update on the return of desalination funds by businesses, covering the period from July to October 2012.