Govt goes to market over LNG and leveraging demand

Govt goes to market over LNG and leveraging demand
Could government demand lever new development? (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
The Government has gone to market seeking interest in leveraging its purchasing power in the energy sector and importing liquefied natural gas.Both proposals were part of the Cabinet’s package of electricity market reforms announced on Wednesday.The Request for Information (RFI) tender says it is seeking to understand how its “purchasing power could support new energy investment”.Not new ideaInternationally, governments have used a mix of purchasing power and tenders for supply to stimulate new generation, mainly to increase t...

More Energy

ExxonMobil may sell NZ service stations and terminals, report says
News in Brief

ExxonMobil may sell NZ service stations and terminals, report says

Texas-based energy giant ExxonMobil, which is in the midst of laying off 2,000 staff globally, could be weighing its future in New Zealand, The Australian has reported.The paper said ExxonMobil’s NZ assets could present a major opportunity for Australian private equity and infras...

Staff reporters 02 Oct 2025
Another déjà vu moment for electricity markets
Markets Analysis

Another déjà vu moment for electricity markets

Govt prefers incremental change to radical reform.

Ian Llewellyn 02 Oct 2025
Govt energy reforms boost power shares
Markets

Govt energy reforms boost power shares

The Government's announcement doesn't go far enough, business chamber says. 

Rebecca Howard 01 Oct 2025
Frontier power report left out in the cold
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Frontier power report left out in the cold

Of the 10 main recommendations, the Government agreed to just two.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Oct 2025