Memo to the energy minister from ex-Genesis CEO
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Memo to the energy minister from ex-Genesis CEO

New Zealand is strangely unwilling to shake up its existing electricity market arrangements to stop coal prices making renewable energy more expensive than it needs to be, argues departing Genesis Energy CEO.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Nov 2022
Power trip: Meridian promises seven new projects
Energy

Power trip: Meridian promises seven new projects

NZ electricity generation is "looking at the biggest growth phase in decades".

Ian Llewellyn 31 Oct 2022
Evnex expands EV charging business into Australia
Energy

Evnex expands EV charging business into Australia

Australia's rapidly growing EV market is proving to be fertile ground for NZ smart-charger manufacturer Evnex, which only sold its first unit there last month.

Greg Hurrell 28 Oct 2022
Future shocks: billions more needed for electrification
Energy

Future shocks: billions more needed for electrification

Vector says it will have to compete in global markets to raise capital to meet the demands of electrification and that will need regulatory and policy changes.

Ian Llewellyn 28 Oct 2022


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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