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Seeking feedback on 14 January 2025 under-frequency event
We are seeking feedback from market participants who may have been substantially affected by an under-frequency event on 14 January 2025.
New dashboard tracks thermal fuels availability
We have created a new thermal fuel dashboard to track the availability of thermal fuel (gas, solid fuel and diesel) for electricity generation. The data will …
Prime Energy customers transferred to new retailers
All customers of defaulted retailer Prime Energy Ltd have transferred to another retailer. The small retailer had entered into a default on 2 May 2025.
Join our quarterly update: 28 May 2025
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has changed its next quarterly update from Thursday 22 May to Wednesday 28 May, 2pm to 3pm. This change of date is to av…
Insights from the latest internal transfer price and retail gross margin data
We’ve published the retail gross margin and internal transfer price data for the 2023/24 financial year, which has provided some useful insights.
Guidance for distributors to support security of supply
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has created two quick reference guides to assist distributors with the process of submitting difference bids for control…
Power Innovation Pathway Day sparks collaboration on electricity innovation and regulation
The Electricity Authority brought innovators, regulators and industry under one roof this week for the Power Innovation Pathway Day. The event aimed to identif…
Investigations into alleged breaches by South Pacific Energy
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has opened two investigations into alleged breaches of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 by South Pacific…
Promoting a reliable electricity supply: Frequency-related Code amendment proposals
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on a proposal to amend the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 to address the increased fre…
Increased market oversight will benefit consumers and industry
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is increasing its industry and market monitoring to better ensure the market rules are working for consumers and deepen …
Consultation paper: Improving visibility of competition in the OTC contract market
To enhance the Electricity Authority's monitoring of the over-the-counter market we are proposing to regularly monitor the requests for buying contracts and re…
Minor changes to retail market monitoring notice
Following feedback from retailers, the Electricity Authority has made some minor amendments to the clause 2.16 notice for retail market monitoring that we issu…
Electricity retailer Prime Energy defaults
Electricity retailer Prime Energy Limited has defaulted after failing to meet its payment obligations. Prime has about 320 mostly industrial and commercial cus…
Code amendment omnibus #4 decision
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is making four discrete amendments to the Electricity Industry Participation Code
Join our quarterly update: 22 May 2025
We’d like to invite you to our next quarterly update with our Chief Executive, Sarah Gillies, and the team at the Authority. We’ll provide an update on our pri…