Australian Gas Light Company
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electricity generation |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | AGL Energy |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) was an Australian gas and
Sydney Stock Exchange. The company gradually diversified into electricity and into a number of different locations. After a combination of a merger and demerger with Alinta in 2006, it was replaced by AGL Energy.[2]
History
In 1837, AGL was given a
harbour to their workplace.[4] By 1925, the company was the seventh largest gas undertaking in the British Empire.[5]
In 1976, AGL converted from town gas to
Loy Yang Power Station and ownership of the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme, the Wattle Point Wind Farm, and a peak load gas-powered power station near Hallett in South Australia.[6]
The company also had significant ownership of gas pipelines plus electricity and gas distribution networks in Australia.
In late 2006, AGL merged with Alinta and then demerged to create separate retail and infrastructure companies.[7] The transactions were executed on 25 October 2006 via two schemes of arrangement, resulting in a revised Alinta holding both companies’ combined infrastructure and asset management businesses, and AGL Energy, which holds AGL’s energy business as well as approximately one third of Alinta’s West Australian retail and cogeneration business (AlintaAGL).[8]
See also
References
- ^ History of Natural Gas in Australia. Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Energysafe Victoria, accessed 28 February 2011.
- ^ "AGL - Alinta Transaction: Class Ruling" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ Australian gas Light Company. Sydney Plaques, accessed 28 February 2011.
- ^ Cable Ferry Crossing, Mortlake. RTA NSW, accessed 28 February 2011.
- ^ Subterranean Sydney. Sydney Architecture, accessed 28 February 2011.
- ^ "AGL power plant delivers new energy to SA market" (Press release). Australian Gas Light Company. 17 January 2002. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- ^ "AGL lodges scheme booklet with ASIC" (Press release). Australian Gas Light Company. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- ^ "Alinta Ltd merger with the Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) - October 2006". Australian Taxation Office. 18 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
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