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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 2]
Tauhara Project Update
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 9:51 am | Contact Energy
Tauhara project update: increased renewable electricity output and improved market conditions, but costs expected to increase Contact Energy says the development of the new Tauhara geothermal power station near Taupō is progressing well and is now ... More >>
Thermal Co: Enabling Aotearoa’s Transition To 100% Renewable Electricity Generation
Monday, 15 November 2021, 2:41 pm | Contact Energy
Contact has released a report outlining the benefits of establishing of an industry-wide, market-based solution to manage the retirement of thermal electricity generation. The ‘Crafting a path for New Zealand’s 100% renewable electricity market’ report ... More >>
Contact Energy to supply ‘flexible’ renewable electricity
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 11:25 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy (CEN) and its 100%-owned energy solutions business Simply Energy will supply renewable electricity for a datacentre being developed near the Clyde Dam by UK-based digital infrastructure company Lake Parime. More >>
Contact launches new ‘Good Nights’ electricity plan
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 9:45 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy (“Contact”) has released a brand-new power plan for Kiwi consumers, offering a whopping three hours of free power a night, between 9pm and midnight. The new “Good Nights” plan includes three free hours of no-questions-asked power ... More >>
Contact delivers solid financial performance
Monday, 16 August 2021, 10:26 am | Contact Energy
New Zealand’s largest privately-owned energy company Contact Energy (‘Contact’) released its full year financial results for the 12 months to 30 June 2021 (‘FY21’) this morning. More >>
Contact Converts NZD$305m To Sustainability Linked Loans
Monday, 12 July 2021, 12:01 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy (Contact) now has New Zealand’s largest group of Sustainability Linked Loans (SLLs) after converting its remaining NZD$305m of bank facilities to SLLs. This conversion takes its current ANZ ($65m), BNZ ($50m), CBA ($60m), CCB ($60m) ... More >>
Contact Lifts Climate Change Ambitions With New Science-based Targets
Friday, 11 June 2021, 12:25 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy ('Contact') has committed to ambitious new climate change targets aligned with the goal of minimising global warming to 1.5 degrees and approved by the influential Science Based Target initiative ( https://sciencebasedtargets.org/ ... More >>
Wind Generation Experts Roaring40s Team Up With Contact Energy
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 2:30 pm | Contact Energy
Highly regarded wind generation experts Roaring40s Wind Power Ltd (‘Roaring40s’) will work exclusively with Contact Energy to develop a pipeline of large-scale wind farm opportunities in New Zealand over the next six years, according to the terms ... More >>
Contact To Build Tauhara Geothermal Power Station; Will Raise $400m In Equity.
Monday, 15 February 2021, 9:01 am | Contact Energy
Key metrics Six months ended 31 December 2020 Six months ended 31 December 2019 EBITDAF [1] $246m 11% from $221m Profit $78m 32% from $59m Interim dividend per share 14.0 cps 13% from 16.0 cps Operating free cash flow [2] $157m 31% ... More >>
Contact Completes Simply Energy Ownership Deal
Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 9:16 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy (‘Contact’) is now the 100 per cent owner of Simply Energy (simplyenergy.co.nz), a Wellington-based business that delivers energy solutions for generators, distributors, retailers and commercial customers. Contact Deputy CEO James Kilty said the transaction ... More >>
Contact delivers for customers, employees and shareholders
Monday, 10 August 2020, 9:09 am | Contact Energy
New Zealand’s second-largest energy company Contact Energy (‘Contact’) released its full year financial results for the 12 months to 30 June 2020 (‘FY20’) this morning. More >>
Contact Says Smelter Closure Is ‘disappointing’
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 10:23 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy (“Contact”) CEO Mike Fuge said Rio Tinto’s intention to effectively close New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (“NZAS”) by giving 14 months’ notice on their electricity contract with Meridian Energy was “very disappointing”. ... More >>
Energyclubnz Exits Market, Customers Switching To Contact
Monday, 22 June 2020, 11:48 am | Contact Energy
Energy retailer energyclubnz is exiting the New Zealand energy retail market and its 11,600 customers’ energy supply will be switched to Contact Energy (‘Contact’). energyclubnz has been selling electricity since June 2017 and gas since April 2019. ... More >>
Contact raises its ambitions on climate action
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:45 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy has stepped up its commitment to help tackle climate change, by setting new ambitious emissions reduction targets. The new targets cement it among the first power companies in the world to have their targets verified to the highest level ... More >>
Contact looking to support Taupō causes
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 10:46 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy is calling for applications from Taupō community groups to be the selected charity for its annual fundraising golf tournament in early September. More >>
Contact Energy and Nature’s Flame reducing carbon emissions
Friday, 19 July 2019, 10:01 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy and Nature’s Flame have signed an agreement and broken ground to build a geothermal energy supply system that will provide process heat to Nature’s Flame’s wood pellet manufacturing plant in Taupō. More >>
Thousands more children to benefit from Swim Well Taupō
Monday, 17 June 2019, 2:13 pm | Contact Energy
Another wave of children in the Taupō district will benefit from free swimming and water safety lessons after Contact extended its sponsorship of the Swill Well Taupō programme until the end of 2021. More >>
Contact takes next step in developing geothermal project
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 4:46 pm | Contact Energy
Contact takes next step in developing world class geothermal project at Tauhara More >>
Contact Energy plays leading role to combat energy hardship
Monday, 29 April 2019, 1:12 pm | Contact Energy
After 18 months of funding and trials, Contact Energy is pleased to help launch EnergyMate – a collaborative industry pilot to combat energy hardship. More >>
Contact Energy sets science based targets
Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 9:37 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy has become the first energy company in New Zealand to have its emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). More >>
