This discussion document seeks feedback on whether current electricity market incentives are sufficient to ensure reliable supply in dry years, and whether additional measures are needed. It proposes a new obligation to give greater assurance that the sector faces enduring incentives to manage dry year risk effectively, and includes actions for implementation.
pdf, 2.6 MBThis annual publication provides information on and analysis of New Zealand’s energy sector including statistics on supply, transformation, and demand.
Science and innovation announcements and news.
On this page you can find the data tables for renewable energy resources in New Zealand. These include hydro, wind, geothermal, solar, woody biomass, biogas and liquid biofuels.
New Zealand’s energy production comes from both renewable and non-renewable sources. The energy balance tables are an international accounting framework, used to show how energy supply and demand by sector varies by energy type.
To seek your direction to engage with iwi and hapū on a review of the Treaty principles provisions in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (CMA).
pdf, 1.6 MBNew Zealand’s energy production comes from both renewable and non-renewable sources. The energy balance tables show how energy supply and demand by sector varies by energy type.
MBIE invites feedback on a proposal to address two technical open banking issues. The issues relate to the way that businesses delegate permission to authorise open banking data-sharing, and the extent to which open banking is enabled for professional trust accounts.
New Zealand is a producer of crude oil, with fields concentrated around Taranaki. However, the crude oil produced in New Zealand has historically been almost entirely exported. Since the closure of New Zealand’s only oil refinery at Marsden Point, all domestic petroleum needs are served by imports of refined products such as petrol, diesel, and jet fuel.
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