The Australian government is making every effort to persuade Origin Energy to sell its ageing Liddell power plant to Hong Kong - owned Alinta Energy . The government has for months been trying to persuade AGL to sweat the Liddell asset for longer and keep the plant operating beyond its scheduled closure in 2022. In a bid to counteract management opposition to the deal , the country ’s energy minister has spoken to individual board members , while Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has contacted AGL ’s chairman . AGL has said it intends to transform the facility into a renewables hub , providing cheaper , green energy and long - term sustainability .
The Australian government is making every effort to persuade Origin Energy to sell its ageing Liddell power plant to Hong Kong - owned Alinta Energy . In a bid to counteract management opposition to the deal , the country ’s energy minister has spoken to individual board members , while Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has contacted AGL ’s chairman . AGL has said it intends to transform the facility into a renewables hub , providing cheaper , green energy and long - term sustainability .