Electricity Price Review panel
The Minister of Energy and Resources commissioned an independent panel of experts to lead the review. Panel members were appointed by the Minister in April 2018.
The Minister of Energy and Resources commissioned an independent panel of experts to lead the review. Panel members were appointed by the Minister in April 2018.
The NZ Battery Project was set up in 2020 to explore possible renewable energy storage solutions for when our hydro lakes run low for long periods. A pumped hydro scheme at Lake Onslow was one of the options being explored. The Government stopped the Lake Onslow investigations in late 2023. MBIE is continuing work on the question of security of supply during extended periods of low hydro inflows as part of its wider electricity system work programme. The following documents were produced as part of the NZ Battery Project.
Established in 2014, the Smart Grid Forum's new focus is to host lectures, workshops and panel discussions for the electricity industry.
Enabling natural and orange hydrogen development offers opportunities for New Zealand.
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New Zealand’s first Wood Energy Strategy, Wood Energy Action Plan and Government Statement on Biogas released today.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) published an Interim Hydrogen Roadmap (the Interim Roadmap) on 9 August 2023 to test initial positions and proposed actions, on the role of hydrogen as part of New Zealand’s energy transition.
In late 2023, we sought feedback on policy that will set the direction and pace of change for energy in New Zealand.
sector and its governance structures. In 2019-20, the Government established new workstreams to action many of the Review’s recommendations.
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