Energy minister wants immediate solutions to prevent another winter power crisis

Energy minister wants immediate solutions to prevent another winter power crisis
Simon Watts is both energy minister and climate change minister. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
Energy Minister Simon Watts says he is overseeing the deindustrialisation of the economy and a sector going backward in terms of energy security and affordability, and this must be reversed.At the Downstream conference in Christchurch, Watts told sector leaders they could not afford a repeat of last winter’s energy crisis and if it did happen again, he would likely be out of a job.He will soon release a list of possible interventions ahead of a ministerial review as the country heads into winter.“All options are on the table,”...

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