Energy Crunch

The latest on New Zealand's energy supply issue.

Contact says its return on investment is low
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Contact says its return on investment is low

"We're still not making sufficient returns. This is a fact."

Ian Llewellyn 20 Aug 2024
Contact to face scrutiny
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Contact to face scrutiny

Contact Energy will be the first major electricity company to report its full-year earnings on Monday as the sector copes with a fuel shortage and record high sustained wholesale energy prices.Its bottom-line profit will be a lightning rod for criticism as the sector faces politi...

Ian Llewellyn 16 Aug 2024
Paying the price for securing gas supply
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Paying the price for securing gas supply

Methanex says it will make more money not operating.

Ian Llewellyn 14 Aug 2024
Methanex shutters operations to keep the lights on
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Methanex shutters operations to keep the lights on

Scramble for gas succeeds, but comes at a price.

Ian Llewellyn 13 Aug 2024


Ian Llewellyn
Ian Llewellyn

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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.

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