Transpower confirms warning about potential energy shortfall next winter

Transpower confirms warning about potential energy shortfall next winter
The national grid operator's forecasts still warn about potential electricity shortfalls next winter. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
Transpower has confirmed its view that declining gas availability means New Zealand must speed up the pace at which it builds new electricity generation to reliably meet growing demand.The national grid operator has finalised its annual Security of Supply Assessment 2025 (Sosa), which covers the decade through to 2034. The document is used by the sector to get a handle on what is happening in terms of demand and supply.A draft report this year said that one of the big changes since 2024 was the increasing pace of declining gas supply, whic...

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