Transmission changes may discourage new generation - Tilt, Oji

Transmission changes may discourage new generation - Tilt, Oji
Gavin Evans
Tilt Renewables says proposed changes to transmission pricing may make it harder to fund new generation projects, particularly regional projects or those developed by smaller players.The Electricity Authority’s plan to allocate some transmission costs on the basis of estimated benefits users receive will be difficult, and those benefits may change over time depending on expansion - or closure - of major users and generators, it says.Investors will lack “any degree of certainty” on life-time transmission costs when new projects – like the 133-me...

More Infrastructure

Ministry of Transport shelves key freight study update
Infrastructure

Ministry of Transport shelves key freight study update

‘Seven years is a long time between drinks in terms of a study.’

Port of Tauranga ‘reluctantly’ doubles MetroPort rail fees
Primary Sector

Port of Tauranga ‘reluctantly’ doubles MetroPort rail fees

The port says it's working with KiwiRail on 'long-term arrangements'. 

Oliver Lewis 04 Jul 2025
‘Bluewater backbone’: Lyttelton, Auckland ports plan $1b+ of upgrades
Policy

‘Bluewater backbone’: Lyttelton, Auckland ports plan $1b+ of upgrades

Two of the biggest NZ ports are raising prices as they plan major investments.

Oliver Lewis 02 Jul 2025
Cost of Ōtaki to north of Levin highway nears $2b
Infrastructure

Cost of Ōtaki to north of Levin highway nears $2b

In 2020, the lower North Island expressway was costed at just $817m.

Oliver Lewis 01 Jul 2025