Generation investment pipeline​

We use three different stages (‘other’, ‘actively pursued’ and ‘committed’) to describe the progress of new generation projects. A project is ‘committed’ once a final investment decision has been made. If a final investment decision hasn’t been made, but other significant milestones have been reached (a location being secured, consent application submitted, or contracts to finance the project executed) then the project is ‘actively pursued’. Projects in an earlier stage of development are in the ‘other’ category.​

Projects at advanced development stages are more likely to be completed, but we do not expect all projects in the pipeline to be built. A new generation plant is a significant investment for developers, and the complexity of these projects means they can take a long time to plan. Some early-stage projects may not proceed as more research is carried out into their viability.​

An integrated developer is a developer who owns existing generation assets and also acts as an electricity retailer. This dashboard includes Contact Energy, Manawa Energy (recently acquired by Contact), Meridian Energy, Mercury NZ, Genesis Energy, Todd Energy and Nova Energy in the integrated category.​

This information is published on a best-endeavours basis. It should not be considered as definitive and is subject tochange. The Electricity Authority takes no responsibility for the completeness, accuracy or reliability of this information.​

This data should be considered in the broader market context eg, alongside public announcements by developers.​

This data has been provided under a Clause 2.16 information request.​

Some assumptions have been made to align the locations of projects with the appropriate local authority region.