PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2006--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) today completed the sale of its 100% owned Flinders power station and related assets to Babcock & Brown Power Pty, Ltd. a subsidiary of global investment and advisory firm Babcock & Brown. Net proceeds from the sale were AUD 314 million (approximately USD 239 million) and the elimination of approximately AUD 471 million (approximately USD 359 million) of consolidated liabilities including AUD 241 million (approximately USD 184 million) of non-recourse debt obligations and AUD 100 million (approximately USD 76 million) in non-current liabilities related to the obligations for the purchase of electricity and the supply of fuel to the Osborne power station that are guaranteed by NRG.

Located near Port Augusta, Australia, Flinders consists of two coal-fueled plants--Northern and Playford--totaling 760 megawatts.

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