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Authority seeks increase to cover rising service provider costs
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has today opened consultation on its levy-funded appropriations for 2025/26.
Electricity consumers to get better protections
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has confirmed its implementation approach for the Consumer Care Obligations, which are due to be published in early Dece…
Review identifies risk to retail electricity competition
A review of risk management options for electricity retailers by the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has found that while there are a range and combination …
Electricity Authority proposals to help businesses and infrastructure get connected
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has today opened two consultations that promote more efficient investment for businesses and infrastructure. The two set…
Authority welcomes Government Policy Statement on electricity
The Electricity Authority welcomes the release today of the Government Policy Statement on electricity with its particular focus on updating the wholesale elec…
WEL Networks exemption supports more solar energy generation in the Waikato
We approved an exemption to Part 6A of the Electricity Industry Participation Code, allowing electricity distributor WEL Networks to install two new solar powe…
Authority decides no undesirable trading situation after High Court ruling
The Electricity Authority has decided no undesirable trading situation arose following a High Court judgment released in February this year.
Electricity Authority seeks improved data collection from retailers
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking to increase the information it collects from electricity retailers. Collecting better data will support us to…
Northland tower collapse report released
Minister for Energy Simeon Brown today released the Electricity Authority’s report into the collapse of a Northland transmission tower on 20 June 2024 that lef…
Authority opens new pathway for energy innovators
Today the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has launched the Power Innovation Pathway, an initiative designed to accelerate innovation in New Zealand’s electr…
Authority makes rule change to aid futures market
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has made an urgent change to rules to ensure that the electricity futures market continues to work for consumers, even d…
Energy Competition Task Force considers eight actions to strengthen electricity market
Experts from the Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission are focused on two packages of work that collectively aim to encourage investment in new generat…
Energy Competition Task Force set up to improve electricity market performance
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko and the Commerce Commission Te Komihana Tauhokohoko have established an Energy Competition Task Force to develop a serie…
Electricity Authority seeking a better view of generation and investment plans
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is driving for better information from existing and new players in the electricity market looking to bring new generatio…
Guidance for market-making requirements revised
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has revised the guidance on its enforcement approach to market-making settings that were introduced last week.