Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has received an application from Esso Australia Pty Ltd for a development licence to build three power generators on Bayview Rd, Hastings next to the Esso liquid petroleum gas (LPG) processing plant using the excess ethane gas by-product of the LPG manufacturing process, to fuel the generators.
According to the application, production of LPG is declining and with it the levels of excess ethane being produced. Esso anticipates the power generation plants would only be required until 2033.
EPA will assess the application based on the potential impacts to the local environment and community including noise, water and air quality as well as what ongoing monitoring would be required to ensure all necessary criteria continue to be met, if the application is successful.
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