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By Alan Brent and Isabella Pimentel Pincelli | A national energy strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand was meant to be ready at the end of last year. As it stands, we're still waiting for a cohesive, all-encompassing plan to meet the country's energy demand today and in the future.

Renters stand to gain the most from efficient energy use: EECA

Wed 19 Mar 2025

Research on how New Zealanders view and use energy in their homes shows a significant difference between homeowners and renters.

Trans-Tasman cable: Thinking big or a waste of time?

Mon 17 Mar 2025

Plans to build a $12 billion cable linking the Australian and New Zealand electricity markets are certainly ambitious.

Genesis signs second biomass agreement

Mon 17 Mar 2025

Genesis Energy has signed another preliminary agreement with a potential biomass supplier to replace coal for Huntly power station.

Decreasing industrial demand 'alarming' - major electricity users

14 Mar 2025

The Major Electricity Users group says a drop in electricity demand from industrial is 'alarming' - and the latest data also shows a worrying lack of firming generation.

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Electricity Authority backs six initiatives to power the energy transition

12 Mar 2025

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is providing enhanced regulatory support to six initiatives through its Power Innovation Pathway to accelerate Aotearoa New Zealand's energy transition, it announced yesterday.

NIWA offers hope for hydro

11 Mar 2025

Niwa has offered a glimmer of hope that the current extreme dry spell could be broken this autumn.

Demand reduction deal as hydro lakes drop

10 Mar 2025

The electricity sector's preparations for a potential energy shortage this winter have continued with Meridian and Tiwai Point aluminium smelter agreeing for it to reduce demand.

Meridian's shocker result and way forward

7 Mar 2025

Meridian's was expected to be a shocker of a result and, as predicted, earnings, cash flow and net profit were all down for what was its worst ever half year report since listing.

Gentailers take stock after winter energy crunch

25 Feb 2025

The half-year reporting season showed the different impacts of the difficult winter in 2024, with Contact and Genesis being the first to release results.

Watts waves the regulatory stick at gentailers

18 Feb 2025

Energy Minister Simon Watts said the Government would not accept another repeat of last winter's events in the electricity market but stopped short of saying what ministers would do if it did happen again.

Researchers look to underground future for hydrogen

5 Feb 2025

Kiwi researchers are modelling the injection, storage and extraction of 10,000 tonnes of underground hydrogen at a natural gas storage site in Taranaki.

Offshore energy bill gets almost full support

28 Jan 2025

The Offshore Renewable Energy Bill received general support in Parliament when it received its first reading late last year.

SolarZero in liquidation

27 Nov 2024

Innovative solar energy pioneer SolarZero has been put into liquidation.

Crown Minerals Bill progresses

26 Nov 2024

The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill is set to pass into law in the last parliamentary session of the year beginning December 10.

Energy market settings holding back demand response

25 Nov 2024

A study of large energy users has concluded that changes to the electricity market are needed to make demand response management viable.

Contact Energy to build a new geothermal plant at Wairakei

21 Nov 2024

Contact Energy has announced a significant investment in the redevelopment of its Wairakei geothermal power station.

Govt ring-fences $60 million to investigate new geothermal energy

14 Nov 2024

The government is putting aside $60 million to investigate new geothermal energy generation technology, which has the potential to boost renewable energy output and slash emissions.

Legislation to bring back oil and gas exploration advances

12 Nov 2024

The controversial bill to restart oil and gas exploration completed its second reading in Parliament last week after being reported back from select committee.

Electricity sector risks from climate change: analysis

6 Nov 2024

A review of the electricity sector's mandatory climate disclosures by Forsyth Barr has not changed the analysts’ investment views of the companies.

Solar’s rising shine in NZ

5 Nov 2024

Household solar and battery storage is expanding rapidly, according to Transpower.

Channel looks to energy centre - pushes out peak petrol prediction

4 Nov 2024

Channel Infrastructure has outlined ambitious plans for an energy precinct on its Marsden Point land using its infrastructure and assets to entice in other energy project developers.

Offshore wind energy company pulls out of NZ

25 Oct 2024

Spanish offshore wind energy company Bluefloat has announced it is pulling out of its New Zealand projects, citing the potential clash with seabed mining off Taranaki.

Govt policy statement urges Electricity Authority to keep up the pace

21 Oct 2024

The Government policy statement sent to the Electricity Authority puts an emphasis on implementing its past and current work programme as quickly as possible, while maintaining the market fundamentals.

Lakes refill but concerns remain about next winter

15 Oct 2024

Lake Pūkaki returned to its long-term average storage level for the first time since May.

Channel looks at multi-million dollar biorefinery at Marsden Point

8 Oct 2024

Channel Infrastructure is exploring a groundbreaking opportunity to transform its Marsden Point facility into a biorefinery, showcasing the potential of its real estate.

Govt fossil fuel plan will increase costs and emissions and won’t help energy security: Hood

2 Oct 2024

The government’s plan to restart oil and gas exploration won’t improve New Zealand’s near-term energy security challenges, and signals a long-term direction for the energy system with higher costs, less security, and higher greenhouse gas emissions, according to an expert.

Restarting oil and gas exploration risks free trade agreements: official advice

1 Oct 2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade advice to the government says that restarting offshore oil and gas exploration is likely to breach the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union.

Energy rationing proposal shot down by MfE

30 Sep 2024

By Shannon Williams | Tradable energy quotas must be in place before New Zealand has a fuel shortage crisis, Degrowth Aotearoa told a select committee.

Govt allows only five days for submissions on repeal of oil and gas ban

27 Sep 2024

By Liz Kivi | The government is allowing only five days for the public to make submissions on legislation to restart oil and gas exploration.

Oil and gas industry slows energy transition as focus shifts back to fossil fuels, says GlobalData

24 Sep 2024

The oil and gas industry has pursued energy transition avenues to decarbonise, however heightened energy security fears amid the Ukraine war have brought back the focus on fossil fuels.

Canadian company looking at Taranaki oil and gas

23 Sep 2024

Canadian energy company Monumental Energy is exploring oil and gas opportunities in the Taranaki region this week in partnership with New Zealand Energy Corp.

Manawa deal: a red rag to a bull

18 Sep 2024

Contact’s proposal to takeover Manawa may make commercial sense, but it is like waving a red rag at a bull when it comes to the politics of the move.

Emissions down overall, despite higher electricity emissions

16 Sep 2024

By Robert McLachlan | Although emissions from electricity have increased, according to the latest data, use of oil, coal, and gas has dropped off compared to the previous quarter.

Solar picking up pace

13 Sep 2024

The solar rush continues to pick up pace with Lodestone Energy starting construction on its fourth North Island utility-scale solar farm near Whitianga.

Rain, demand and prices fall

10 Sep 2024

After more than a month of elevated wholesale electricity prices, heavy rain, access to gas and more wind combined to drive spot prices down to virtually zero dollars in the last week or so.

Offshore renewables plan ignores risks: environmentalists

9 Sep 2024

The government’s plan for offshore renewables ignores environmental risks, according to the Environmental Defence Society.

Offshore electricity generation policy to speed up consents

6 Sep 2024

The Government reiterated the next steps of its ‘Electrifying New Zealand’ policy when it announced its response to the energy shortage. However, it also released details on how the offshore electricity generation regime would work.

Risks and rewards of LNG imports

4 Sep 2024

The move to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), mainly to power electricity generation, has had a mixed reaction among the major players.

Could we use hydro resources to ‘plug the gaps’ in NZ's electricity system?

29 Aug 2024

By Ian Mason | The recent spike in wholesale electricity prices due to a combination of fossil (natural) gas shortages and low hydro lake levels has prompted considerable discussion about ways to avoid this happening in the future.

Greenpeace slams plans for LNG import terminal

27 Aug 2024

Greenpeace has slammed the government’s plans for an LNG fossil gas import terminal.

Gentailers report mixed results amid pricing concerns

27 Aug 2024

Three of the four gentailers reported mixed results last week amid serious concerns about current wholesale electricity prices and long-term pricing.

NZ and UK set to partner on offshore wind

26 Aug 2024

Favourable winds may see New Zealand collaborating with the UK on renewable offshore power generation.

Gas deal done

20 Aug 2024

Methanex took one for the team and a hefty pay check when it closed down operations to sell a large amount of gas for Contact and Genesis.

Electricity Authority looks for answers at ‘tricky stage’ in energy transition

15 Aug 2024

The Electricity Authority says this week it will consider more possible regulatory interventions and release more data on wholesale electricity price volatility.

What can govt do about electricity sector's 'perfect storm'?

13 Aug 2024

As shortages of gas and water drive wholesale electricity prices to never seen before levels, the question is what, if any, interventions politicians might make.

Hope or hype? NZ needs to be realistic about the clean energy potential of green hydrogen

5 Aug 2024

By Ian Mason and Robert McLachlan | The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users in the 2024 budget, make a transition to the much-lauded energy technology increasingly less certain.

Meridian plans to ramp up new generation

8 Jul 2024

Meridian’s first investor day in three years was mainly an update on how it saw the sector and its business after the Tiwai Point smelter deal was finalised.

Govt restoring legal requirement to promote mining

13 Jun 2024

The government’s proposed reform of the Crown Minerals Act goes further than just repealing the 2018 ban on new petroleum exploration outside onshore Taranaki.

Climate activists force conference to move online

10 Jun 2024

A planned blockade by climate activists has forced organisers to cancel in-person elements of the Energy Resources Taranaki Forum, scheduled to take place on June 12.

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