The "Mark 1" wave power generator was installed by Oceanlinx in 2006 to see if Port Kembla surf had enough oomph to turn wave energy into power.

But the waves weren't strong enough so Oceanlinx, "a leading international company in the field of wave energy", according to its website, opted to concentrate on the Southern Ocean.

In 2009, the Port Kembla wave generator was decommissioned and the company made plans to move it.

And yet it still sits there near the surf break known as Oilies.

In May 2011 Oceanlinx chief technology officer Tom Denniss said the generator would definitely be moved.

"I know that it's high on our priority list," he said at the time.

And yet it still sits there.

In December 2011 Dr Denniss said the Port Kembla-based demolition and recycling company the Kilpatrick Group had been engaged to remove the hulking metal structure.

"The operation to dismantle our Mk1 wave energy device has begun and good progress is being made," he said.

And yet it still sits there.

In July 2012 Oceanlinx CEO Ali Baghaei said the Kilpatrick Group had been replaced by a new contractor and he promised the plant's removal within months.

"I will push and push and push - I will make sure they do everything they can, to the best of their ability, and as safely and as soon as possible," Mr Baghaei said.

And yet it still sits there.

On Thursday, the Mercury placed several calls for Mr Baghaei, none of which were returned.