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AGL Withdraws Plan To Build Gas Terminal in Victoria
Energy giant AGL has formally withdrawn its plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Melbourne just weeks after the Victorian Labor government rejected the company’s proposal.
“The Victorian Minister for Planning found AGL’s proposed project to have unacceptable environmental effects,” an AGL spokeswoman said in a statement.
“As a result, AGL has taken the step of withdrawing the works approval application while it considers its options.”
Notice of AGL’s withdrawal emerged on April 15 after the company notified Victoria’s Environmental Protection Authority of its decision on April 9.