Rio Tinto mulls greater role in energy generation in NZ

Rio Tinto mulls greater role in energy generation in NZ
Chris Blenkiron says signing a demand response agreement means Rio Tinto is here for the long-term. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Rio Tinto will soon start consultations on whether it should become a renewable energy electricity generator, New Zealand Aluminium Smelters chief executive Chris Blenkiron says.“Rio Tinto owns hydro dams, solar farms. We're building wind farms. We build these things each and every day as part of our business,” Blenkiron told a business audience in Auckland on Thursday.NZAS will soon be 100% owned by Rio Tinto, and the Tiwai Point smelter's chief executive told BusinessDesk that the Anglo-Australian metals and mining co...

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