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Ecogen Energy

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Ecogen Energy is a power station operator in Victoria, Australia, managing two peaking power plants: the natural gas fired Newport Power Station and Jeeralang Power Station.

Initially, Ecogen Energy was a trading name of Generation Victoria and operated gas powered power stations until 1999.[1] In March 1999, the State Government of Victoria sold the company to AES Corporation subsidiary AES Transpower for $361 million, $350 million allocated for debt reduction and $11 million received by the state.

In December 2002, AES Transpower sold Ecogen Energy to Babcock & Brown and their investment offshoot Prime Infrastructure for $81 million. A 73% stake was sold to Babcock & Brown Power in 2006 for $59 million.[2] Babcock & Brown Power sold its 73% interest to co-shareholder Industry Funds Management in 2008 for $87 million,[3] which held the remainder of the shares.[4]

In 2018,

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  1. ^ "News Release, Office of the Treasurer: Ecogen Energy sold". robertclark.net. 28 March 1999. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  2. ^ Rod Myer (13 November 2006). "Big expansion planned for Newport". The Age. theage.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Babcock & Brown Power sells Ecogen to pay debt". The Australian. theaustralian.com.au. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  4. ^ Macdonald-Smith, Angela (28 July 2017). "IFM Investors to sell Victorian gas-fired power stations". Australian Financial Review.
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