The Electricity Industry in New Zealand

Currently the New Zealand Electricity Industry is split into four key areas -generation, transmission, distribution and retailing. The Electricity Authority is the market regulator and determines the rules and regulations under which the industry operates.

		Generation Electricity supplying the North Canterbury and Kaikoura regions is generated by hydro-electric power stations throughout the South Island.
		National Transmission System Grid Transpower owns and operates the national grid. The system uses high voltage 220kV and 110kV lines and equipment to connect generators and distributors to the national grid.
		Distribution Network MainPower owns and operates the power lines and equipment used to transport power from the national grid to your property boundary.
		Retailers & You To get electricity to your property the electricity retailers, such as Contact, Meridian, Trustpower, Genesis & Mercury Energy have agreements with MainPower permitting them to use the distribution network to transport electricity to you. To learn where MainPower fits into the industry click here.

For more information about our Industry visit the Electricity Authoritys website to view the PDF on New Zealand's Electricity sector.

Links referenced

click here: http://www.mainpower.co.nz/index.cfm/1,402,0,-1,html/Industry
New Zealand's Electricity sector: http://www.ea.govt.nz/about-us/functions/

Location http://www.mainpower.co.nz/index.cfm/1,470,0,42,html