Driving investment in new energy projects
The Government has announced its next steps in leveraging public sector energy demand to drive new energy projects and help grow New Zealand’s energy supply.
The Government has announced its next steps in leveraging public sector energy demand to drive new energy projects and help grow New Zealand’s energy supply.
The Minister of Finance and Minister for Energy have announced a series of actions to secure New Zealand’s energy supply and build better markets for the future.
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.
In 2018-19, the independent Electricity Price Review investigated whether the electricity market was delivering a fair and equitable price to consumers and considered improvements to future-proof the sector and its governance structures. In 2019-20, the Government established new workstreams to action many of the Review’s recommendations.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) has developed a definition of energy hardship and a set of measures that are being used to monitor energy hardship over time.
The latest Energy Quarterly data release from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) shows a combination of record geothermal electricity generation and reduced energy demand in the April to June 2025 quarter kept overall renewable generation high, says MBIE Domains Manager Amapola Generosa.
MBIE has released the latest Energy in New Zealand report, providing a comprehensive overview of the country’s energy production and consumption in 2024.
This page provides a list of current electricity operators in New Zealand and application forms for applying for electricity operator status.
A focused pathway to geothermal leadership and sustainable growth.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) would like your feedback on the draft Fuel Security Plan.
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