NZ has opportunity to sell its energy prospects to international investors says Meridian

NZ has opportunity to sell its energy prospects to international investors says Meridian
Smelter deal shows further opportunities says Meridian. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
Meridian chief executive Neal Barclay says New Zealand has a “once in a generation” opportunity to market its largely renewable electricity supply to attract international industrial investment.At Meridian’s first investors’ day in three years on Tuesday, Barclay and other managers outlined the company’s path forward now that the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter had been settled.The 20-year electricity supply deal with the smelter was an example of what NZ could achieve as electricity generation pushed e...

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