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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 17]
Contact Energy Customer Base Keeps On Growing
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 10:41 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s customer base again grew more strongly than projected, with a net increase of 17,000 new customers during the third quarter of the 2001/02 financial year. Retail sales volumes also recorded rapid growth, reaching 3,852 GWh for the ... More >>
Contact Investigating Investment Opportunities
Friday, 5 July 2002, 11:24 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd confirmed today that it is interested in bidding for certain of the Asia Pacific assets being offered for sale by the Minneapolis-based NRG Energy Inc. Most of the assets for sale are located in Australia. More >>
Maui Gasfield Redetermination To Proceed
Thursday, 20 June 2002, 5:41 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today welcomed developments that should allow the timely redetermination of entitlements to Maui gas. More >>
Saddleback Released Into Wilderness Trail
Monday, 17 June 2002, 9:13 am | Contact Energy
The release today of 40 North Island saddleback from Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf into the heart of the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary – the Contact Energy Wilderness Trail – signals the return of the saddleback to the mainland. More >>
Appointment Of Additional Director William Heller
Wednesday, 29 May 2002, 4:50 pm | Contact Energy
The board of directors of Contact Energy Ltd today announced the appointment of an additional director to the board of the company. The new director is Mr William Heller, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Contact’s majority shareholder, Edison ... More >>
Appointment Of Ernst & Young As New Auditor
Wednesday, 29 May 2002, 4:49 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd announced today that it has appointed Ernst & Young as the company’s auditor through to the next Annual General Meeting, which is expected to take place in the first quarter of next year. More >>
Market Surveillance Panel Findings Welcomed
Monday, 27 May 2002, 2:44 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today welcomed the finding by the New Zealand Stock Exchange’s Market Surveillance Panel that there was no breach of the Listing Rules in the course of its investment last October in the Valley Power project. More >>
Contact To Postpone Decision On New Power Station
Thursday, 2 May 2002, 9:47 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today announced that it has postponed a decision on the development of a new 400 MW gas-fired power station at its Otahuhu site. More >>
Customer Growth Spurs Contact Half Year Result
Thursday, 2 May 2002, 9:45 am | Contact Energy
Robust growth in its customer base and retail sales have underpinned a solid performance by Contact Energy Ltd in the six months to March 31, 2002, Contact chief executive and managing director Steve Barrett announced today. More >>
Contact Energy To De-List From ASX
Friday, 12 April 2002, 12:15 am | Contact Energy
The board of Contact Energy Ltd today announced that the company would de-list from the Australian Stock Exchange as from July 1, 2002. More >>
Gas Consumers Get All-Clear
Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 2:00 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy this afternoon thanked its customers for their swift action to conserve natural gas during emergency pipeline repairs by the Natural Gas Corporation. More >>
Gas Pipeline Rupture – Advice To Contact Customers
Monday, 25 February 2002, 8:51 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd this evening urged all its lower North Island and Hawke’s Bay gas customers to minimise their use of natural gas immediately. More >>
Contact Seeks New Business In Christchurch
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 7:23 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy is moving quickly to offer competitive fixed tariff contracts to major electricity consumers in the Christchurch market, Contact’s General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Steve Cross, said today. More >>
Contact Energy Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 3:22 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy shareholders will meet in Auckland on March 11 for the company’s Annual General Meeting after a year of outstanding performance by the company, Contact’s Chairman, Mr Phil Pryke, said today. More >>
Contact Performance
Wednesday, 23 January 2002, 9:35 am | Contact Energy
On 2 November 2001, Contact’s Independent Directors released the Target Company Statement in relation to the takeover offer from Mission Energy Five Star Holdings. The Target Company Statement included a projection of Contact’s net surplus for the year to ... More >>
Possible Maui Gas Supply Shortfall
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 10:21 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd’s Chief Executive, Steve Barrett, confirmed today that the company received a briefing on Friday 9 November from the Chairman of Maui Development Limited (MDL), Dr Lloyd Taylor, on the longer term possibility of a shortfall in gas supply ... More >>
Indy Directors’ Assessment Of Mission Energy Offer
Friday, 2 November 2001, 1:07 pm | Contact Energy
The Independent Directors of Contact Energy announced today that they are recommending to Contact shareholders that they accept the increased offer of $4.25 per share from Mission Energy Five Star Holdings (Mission). More >>
Weather and Business Structure Influence Contact
Friday, 26 October 2001, 9:26 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd’s improved profit in the year to 30 September 2001 reflected a cold, dry winter this year, compared with a warm, wet winter in 2000. More >>
