Energy problems: The world is watching – Transpower CEO James Kilty

Energy problems: The world is watching – Transpower CEO James Kilty
James Kilty has been leading Transpower for three months. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
The world is watching New Zealand’s energy transition as the sector begins to widely accept that some coal or gas will be needed for many years to come, says Transpower chief executive James Kilty.After three months in his new role, Kilty said, while there was rightly a lot of focus on the problems facing the energy sector, NZ was entering new territory as the electricity sector moved to more renewables.Many of the problems are due to the gas supply declining more rapidly than expected.This has left the electricity sector even more e...

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