Gas supply contract for schools and hospitals almost secured

Gas supply contract for schools and hospitals almost secured
Gas will keep flowing to schools and others come September. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
The Government has provisionally secured a deal to ensure gas continues to be supplied to schools, hospitals, prisons and other agencies from October.BusinessDesk understands that, once again, Methanex’s gas will be used to fill the gap with a retailer to manage the contract. The unknown is at what price and whether it will all be passed on to agencies with already tight budgets.One of the early signs of the current energy crunch was that after months of efforts, the New Zealand Government Procurement agency had no interest from any gas r...

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