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Non-discrimination obligations monitoring and compliance documents

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published three documents that set out how it intends to monitor compliance with the non-discrimination obligations …

Watch the BESS webinar recording

We would like to thank everyone who attended our webinar on our consultations to support the growing role of grid-scale batteries in New Zealand’s power system.

Feedback sought on proposed FTR change

We are seeking feedback on a proposal to remove the requirement for the Financial Transmission Rights manager to calculate the amount of loss and constraint ex…

Sharpening our focus on regional power prices

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has updated its regional power prices dashboard with new data, to provide greater transparency of electricity prices and…

Authority issues RFP for the next Commercial Market Making contract

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has started a competitive procurement process for its commercial market making scheme. A Request for Proposal is now ava…

Feedback invited on application for a Type B industrial co-generation station

We are considering an application from New Zealand Steel for Glenbrook Power Station’s Kilns Cogeneration Plant to be classified as a Type B industrial co-gene…

Updates to the vectorised scheduling, pricing and dispatch model

The Electricity Authority is updating the vectorised scheduling, pricing and dispatch model to reflect upcoming changes to the scheduling, pricing and dispatch…

Conclusion of the market making review – further findings published

Following consideration of independent analysis commissioned by the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko, we have decided not to consider any further changes to …

Authority determines two Hāwera grid exit points as non-conforming

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has reclassified two grid exit points at Hāwera, from conforming to non-conforming.

Preparing for the next commercial market making contract

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is preparing for the next commercial market making contract, which will start on 1 March 2027.

The importance of metering and reducing reliance on exemptions

The Electricity Authority has published a case study to remind distributors of their obligation to ensure metering is installed at all network supply points, w…

Authority proposes protocol updates to strengthen electricity information exchange

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is proposing new and updated protocols to strengthen information and choice for electricity consumers.

Enabling market evolution: Market Operations Service Provider 10-year roadmap

We are seeking feedback on our view of the issues facing our Market Operations Service Provider contractors and proposed approaches to modernise and evolve the…

Authority issues RFP for five MOSP contracts

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has initiated a competitive single-stage procurement process by issuing a Request for Proposals for five Market Operatio…

Join our webinar for our consultations on battery energy storage systems

Registrations are now open for our webinar on 11 June, which will cover two current consultations. This online session will provide an overview of the consulta…