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MELBOURNE, Jan 1 Asia Pulse - Under an extension granted yesterday, the Australian Gas Light Company (ASX:AGL) consortium will have until February 4 to complete its proposed .5 ($US2.61) billion Loy Yang Power sale deal.
Under an in-principle agreement, the extension is expected to be finalised on January 5 with the approval of Loy Yang Power's senior lenders.
The in-principle agreement follows the Federal Court's decision on December 19 allowing AGL to maintain a 35 per cent stake in the Great Energy Alliance Consortium (GEAC) and allowing its bid to acquire the Loy Yang A Power station and mine in Victoria's La Trobe Valley.
The court found AGL's involvement in the acquisition was not in breach of the Trade Practices Act, over-ruling Australian Competition and Consumer Commission opposition to the deal.
The consumer watchdog has until the end of January to decide whether it will appeal the court's findings.
Meanwhile, Loy Yang Power is under financial pressure to complete the sale by February 12 when a $A500 billion ($US373.5 billion) bullet payment on ...