News and releases

Low hydro lake storage levels combined with a tight gas supply led to a big jump in the use of coal to generate electricity in the second quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier, according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The impact on the energy sector of restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 in New Zealand are evident in the latest annual energy report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Details of New Zealand’s petroleum reserves as at the beginning of 2021 have been released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

A decline hydro and wind generation in the last quarter of 2020 led to a small decrease in the share of electricity generated from renewable sources according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

New data released today reveals how restrictions put in place after the re-emergence of community-related COVID-19 cases impacted on the energy sector in the third quarter of 2020.