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Contact Energy
We’re one of New Zealand’s leading energy generators and retailers, powering the country with electricity, natural gas and LPG.
Over our 20 year history we've built a flexible and largely renewable portfolio of electricity generation assets. We own and operate 11 power stations and produce 80-85% of our electricity from our renewable hydro and geothermal stations. Our natural gas and diesel fired power stations operate to ensure the lights stay on for New Zealanders when intermittent renewable sources like hydro and wind plant cannot operate.
Contact Energy - Latest News [Page 16]
Taranaki Combined Cycle Outage
Friday, 11 April 2003, 9:06 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today reminded market participants that the Taranaki Combined Cycle plant will be taken out of service for essential maintenance from this evening. During the outage work will be carried out to ensure the plant’s reliable functioning ... More >>
Market Not To Blame For Lack Of Fuel Or Rain
Tuesday, 25 March 2003, 11:22 am | Contact Energy
Government proposals for “significant change” to the electricity market threaten to delay further the construction of the new electricity generating plant that the country urgently needs, the chief executive of Contact Energy Ltd, Mr Steve Barrett, ... More >>
Contact Energy – Retail Electricity Prices
Monday, 24 March 2003, 4:55 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy today confirmed that a routine adjustment to its retail prices in Wellington would increase tariffs for a typical household by 11 cents a day. More >>
Contact Energy Outlines Generation Outlook
Friday, 21 March 2003, 8:18 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today outlined its plans for plant maintenance at its newly acquired Taranaki Combined Cycle plant and for restoration of dual-fuel capability at its New Plymouth power station. More >>
Clutha Resource Consent Hearings Conclude
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 6:22 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited today began its closing submissions in its marathon four-month application to renew its water rights for the Clutha River/Mata-au. More >>
Maui Platform Outages
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 2:56 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s chief executive, Mr Steve Barrett, commented today on the series of intermittent gas supply interruptions from the Maui gas field production platform over the last 10 days. More >>
Contact to Upgrade New Plymouth Power Station
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 9:11 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today announced plans to restore dual-fuel capability to its New Plymouth power station to help meet possible gas shortfalls as the Maui gas field winds down. More >>
Contact Energy Announces First Quarter Result
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 8:47 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy announced today an unaudited net surplus of $18.4 million for the three-month period ended 31 December 2002 – a slight improvement on the same period last year. More >>
Maui Redetermination Report – Contact 's Reaction
Friday, 7 February 2003, 6:00 pm | Contact Energy
Contact today received the final report from the Independent Expert (IE) on the remaining economic recoverable reserves in the Maui gas field. While Contact is still studying the document in detail, our initial view is that the final report remains broadly ... More >>
Maui Gas Outage – 5 February 2003
Friday, 7 February 2003, 9:24 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd advises that as a result of an incident at the Maui gas platform on the morning of Wednesday, February 5, there was an interruption to the normal supply of gas to Contact’s thermal plants. As a result of the Maui gas interruption, ... More >>
Contact Gains Commerce Commission Clearance
Tuesday, 4 February 2003, 6:50 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy‘s Chief Executive, Mr Stephen Barrett, today welcomed the Commerce Commission’s decision to grant a clearance for Contact’s proposed acquisition of the 357 MW Taranaki Combined Cycle (TCC) power station. More >>
Contact Energy Reaches Conditional Agreement
Monday, 23 December 2002, 9:57 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today announced it has entered into a conditional agreement with NGC Holdings Ltd to acquire the Taranaki Combined Cycle power station and related interests for $500 million. The purchase price is made up of consideration for the ... More >>
Comments On Draft Maui Gas Redetermination Report
Friday, 20 December 2002, 7:23 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd confirmed today that it had received a copy of the draft report from the Independent Expert on the redetermination of entitlements to remaining gas in the Maui gas field. More >>
Contact Energy Releases 2002 Annual Report
Friday, 13 December 2002, 10:01 am | Contact Energy
Timely development of known gas reserves needs to be the energy industry’s most pressing priority in the year ahead, Contact Energy’s chairman, Phil Pryke, and chief executive and managing director, Steve Barrett, say in the company’s 2002 annual report, released ... More >>
Wholesale Electricity Market Conditions
Thursday, 5 December 2002, 4:27 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s Chief Executive Steve Barrett commented today that very unusual conditions appear to be prevailing at present in the wholesale electricity market. More >>
Contact Ceases Negotiations With Nrg
Wednesday, 4 December 2002, 2:19 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s Chief Executive Steve Barrett today confirmed that NRG has declined Contact’s offers to acquire any of its Australian electricity generation assets. More >>
Board Proposals Further Enhance Governance
Tuesday, 26 November 2002, 3:35 pm | Contact Energy
The board of Contact Energy Ltd has been developing proposals to further enhance its corporate governance structures over recent months, Contact’s chairman, Phil Pryke, said today. More >>
Retail Growth Underpins Solid Year For Contact
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 9:42 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd recorded a solid $107.0 million tax-paid profit for the 12 months to September 30, 2002, in a year when lower wholesale electricity prices were offset by continued strong growth in Contact’s retail customer load. More >>
Contact Energy Seeks Commerce Commission Clearance
Monday, 18 November 2002, 4:53 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today confirmed that it would seek Commerce Commission clearance to acquire all of the shares in two subsidiaries of Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Ltd. More >>
Contact Energy Plans For Maui Outage
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 9:04 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd expects to continue supplying its natural gas customers on a “business as usual” basis during the inspection and maintenance programme announced by Maui Development Ltd for the Maui gas field today. More >>
