AGL rejects Alinta's bid for Liddell power plant, confirming its closure

Josh Frydenberg wants AGL to commit to replacement plan, with the NSW plant set to shut in 2022Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon The energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, has called on AGL Energy to make a financial commitment to its transition plan after the company rejected a bid from Alinta for the ageing Liddell power plant, and confirmed it will shut the facility as planned in 2022.In a decision delivering a public rebuke to the government, which has strong-armed the company over many months to either sweat the New South Wales plant longer or sell it to a competitor, AGL said on Monday morning it had rejected the bid and will proceed with its commercial strategy "after careful consideration". Continue reading...