Investor Presentaiton
South Australian Government Support
Jay Weatherill
Premier
Tom Koutsantonis
Treasurer and
SA Premier visit to Shanghai, China, April 11, 2016:
Achievements highlighted by Weatherill included a heads of agreement signed by the Shanghai
Electric Power Generation Group and Leigh Creek Energy Ltd to explore the joint development of a
gas-fired power station in South Australia.
"The agreement is positive for the Upper Spencer Gulf, providing hope for towns such as Port
Augusta, Whyalla and the northern regional town of Leigh Creek," Weatherill said.
Minister for Mineral
Resources and Energy
29 April 2016:
"I
the Leigh Creek project remained subject to rigorous environmental impact assessments before it
could progress further".
"We have a very effective regulatory framework in SA and the merits of the LCK project will be
assessed against that framework, not a political decision ..."
30 Aug 2016:
Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis
"I strongly believe that the approval or otherwise of gas exploration and extraction projects should be
left to independent experts, rather than to politicians. We have the best regulatory systems in the
world in this country and those systems should be trusted to protect the environment, the agriculture
industry and communities. This decision is bad news for the National Electricity Market because new
sources of supply of gas will continue to be constrained."
He used the Victorian ban to once again position SA as "open for business" for the controversial
extraction method. "I encourage any exploration companies affected by this decision to consider
coming to South Australia, where the assessment and approval of projects is left to expert regulators".
LCK
www.lcke.com.au
SOUTH
ASX: LCK
AUSTRALIA
LEIGH CREEK ENERGY
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