674:
699:
139:
Powerco owns and operates 28,935 km of electricity lines and cables, and 6,227 km of gas pipes. Over 900,000 customers are connected to its networks across 345,000 individual electricity connections and 112,000 individual gas connections.
1201:
234:
August 2000 - Powerco merged with
CentralPower (itself formed by the merger of CentralPower (for former Manawatu-Oroua Power Board) and ElectroPower, the former electricity division of Palmerston North City
756:
1216:
749:
208:
April 1998 - Government pass
Electricity Industry Reform Act. PowerCo decided to become a "network business" (or lines company), and the following changes are made:
1157:
1211:
1206:
742:
1152:
202:
October 1995 - Taranaki Energy
Limited merges with Wanganui-based Powerco (the former Wanganui Electric Power Board) to become Powerco Limited.
1180:
1175:
113:
850:
550:
249:, Eastern and Southern Waikato, Thames and Coromandel, plus gas networks in Wellington, Horowhenua, Manawatū and Hawke's Bay.
193:
128:
Powerco is a dual-energy distributor. Its role is to bring the gas and electricity delivered by the transmission networks
136:(for gas) from the gas fields and power stations where it's generated, through its distribution networks, to customers.
966:
842:
584:
644:
614:
1147:
822:
991:
895:
229:
Powerco purchases
Wairarapa Electricity's network business (formerly part of the Wairarapa Electric Power Board)
1021:
860:
370:
69:
981:
258:
2008 - Divestment of
Powerco Australia Group (Tasmania gas distribution) to Babcock & Brown Infrastructure
196:) merges with Taranaki Electricity (former Taranaki Electric Power Board) to become Taranaki Energy Limited.
1162:
1075:
945:
792:
774:
129:
1040:
996:
971:
900:
885:
1006:
890:
1001:
880:
1142:
1088:
797:
787:
255:
November 2005 - Powerco sold its New
Zealand field services contracting business to Tenix Alliance
875:
106:
by length, and is one of only two dual-energy (electricity and gas) distributors in the country.
915:
1016:
1011:
935:
1106:
827:
802:
1101:
925:
817:
30:
1096:
1083:
1048:
930:
812:
782:
734:
245:
February 2002 - Powerco purchases the electricity assets of United
Networks Limited in
1195:
1064:
1059:
961:
807:
252:
2004 - Powerco purchased
Siemens Energy Services' Tauranga based contracting division
212:
940:
645:"Powerco completes integration of UnitedNetworks assets on time and under forecast"
57:
976:
766:
117:
103:
920:
905:
832:
239:
224:
1123:
1026:
986:
238:
June 2001 - Powerco purchases the Hutt Valley and
Porirua gas networks from
133:
592:
652:
622:
246:
205:
September 1997 - Powerco acquires Hawera based Egmont
Electricity.
192:
April 1993 - New Plymouth Energy (the electricity division of the
615:"Powerco Purchases AGL Hutt Valley and Porirua Basin Gas Network"
738:
220:
Natural Gas Corporation's Taranaki gas networks sold to Powerco
109:
Its networks are located in the North Island of New Zealand.
1202:
Electric power distribution network operators in New Zealand
727:
91:
268:
Powerco electricity network statistics as of 31 March 2022
462:
Powerco gas network statistics as of 30 September 2022
199:
1994 - Taranaki Energy acquired the Hawera Gas Company.
675:"Electricity disclosure 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022"
211:
Electricity Retail Business (customer base) sold to
16:
New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company
1135:
1039:
954:
868:
859:
841:
773:
700:"Gas disclosure 1 October 2021 - 30 September 2022"
217:
Gas Retail Business sold to Natural Gas Corporation
102:is the largest dual-energy distribution company in
87:
77:
65:
52:
44:
36:
26:
579:
577:
575:
573:
571:
1158:Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
750:
294:(Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu and Wairarapa)
8:
1153:Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
223:Powerco's five hydro power stations sold to
21:
150:Bay of Plenty: Tauranga and Mount Maunganui
865:
757:
743:
735:
20:
1217:New Zealand companies established in 1999
488:Intermediate pressure (700–2000 kPa)
112:Powerco is owned by Australian companies
460:
287:(Tauranga, Coromandel and South Waikato)
266:
542:
1181:List of power stations in New Zealand
7:
1212:Energy companies established in 1999
1207:Oil and gas companies of New Zealand
14:
1176:Electricity sector in New Zealand
143:Its electricity network covers:
114:Queensland Investment Corporation
496:Medium pressure (7–700 kPa)
263:Electricity network statistics
1:
551:"Powerco NZ Holdings Limited"
504:Low pressure (<7 kPa)
194:New Plymouth District Council
441:System electricity delivered
896:Horizon Energy Distribution
147:Coromandel to South Waikato
1233:
1171:
765:Electricity companies in
469:
466:
275:
272:
1136:Regulation and operation
982:Electricity Invercargill
371:Single wire earth return
166:Its gas network covers:
156:Whanganui and Rangitīkei
83:520 full-time equivalent
73:Natural gas distribution
70:Electricity distribution
179:Porirua and Hutt Valley
40:Taranaki Energy Limited
946:Wellington Electricity
480:Total pipeline length
457:Gas network statistics
132:(for electricity) and
1148:Electricity Authority
520:System maximum demand
427:System maximum demand
387:Low voltage (<1kV)
528:System gas delivered
512:Customer connections
415:Customer connections
300:Total circuit length
1143:Commerce Commission
1089:King Country Energy
798:King Country Energy
788:Eastland Generation
625:on 27 February 2003
463:
269:
79:Number of employees
23:
1117:Paua to the People
997:Nelson Electricity
972:Buller Electricity
823:New Zealand Energy
555:Companies Register
523:23,554 GJ per day
461:
267:
1189:
1188:
1072:Flick Electric Co
1035:
1034:
1022:The Power Company
992:Marlborough Lines
901:The Lines Company
649:www.powerco.co.nz
619:www.powerco.co.nz
589:www.powerco.co.nz
585:"Powerco Limited"
535:
534:
454:
453:
295:
288:
97:
96:
92:www.powerco.co.nz
1224:
886:Eastland Network
866:
803:Lodestone Energy
759:
752:
745:
736:
731:
730:
728:Official website
714:
713:
711:
709:
704:
696:
690:
689:
687:
685:
679:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
655:on 13 April 2003
651:. Archived from
641:
635:
634:
632:
630:
621:. Archived from
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
591:. Archived from
581:
566:
565:
563:
561:
547:
464:
293:
291:Western network
286:
284:Eastern network
270:
24:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1167:
1131:
1102:Meridian Energy
1031:
1007:Network Waitaki
950:
926:Unison Networks
855:
837:
818:Meridian Energy
769:
763:
726:
725:
722:
717:
707:
705:
702:
698:
697:
693:
683:
681:
677:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
643:
642:
638:
628:
626:
613:
612:
608:
598:
596:
583:
582:
569:
559:
557:
549:
548:
544:
540:
459:
401:Street lighting
365:10,730 km
309:17,942 km
292:
285:
265:
189:
126:
80:
72:
61:
22:Powerco Limited
17:
12:
11:
5:
1230:
1228:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1194:
1193:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1126:
1121:
1120:Payless Energy
1118:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1097:Mercury Energy
1094:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1078:
1076:Genesis Energy
1073:
1070:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1056:Electra Energy
1054:
1051:
1049:Contact Energy
1045:
1043:
1037:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
1002:Network Tasman
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
958:
956:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
936:Waipā Networks
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
881:Counties Power
878:
872:
870:
863:
857:
856:
854:
853:
847:
845:
839:
838:
836:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
813:Mercury Energy
810:
805:
800:
795:
793:Genesis Energy
790:
785:
783:Contact Energy
779:
777:
771:
770:
764:
762:
761:
754:
747:
739:
733:
732:
721:
720:External links
718:
716:
715:
691:
666:
636:
606:
595:on 11 May 2001
567:
541:
539:
536:
533:
532:
529:
525:
524:
521:
517:
516:
513:
509:
508:
505:
501:
500:
499:5,940 km
497:
493:
492:
489:
485:
484:
483:6,227 km
481:
477:
476:
475:Total network
472:
471:
468:
458:
455:
452:
451:
448:
445:
442:
438:
437:
434:
431:
428:
424:
423:
421:
419:
416:
412:
411:
410:1,378 km
408:
405:
402:
398:
397:
396:5,986 km
394:
391:
390:10,159 km
388:
384:
383:
380:
377:
374:
367:
366:
363:
360:
359:16,781 km
357:
353:
352:
349:
346:
343:
339:
338:
337:1,080 km
335:
332:
329:
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318:
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306:10,993 km
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303:28,935 km
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28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
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3:
2:
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1127:
1125:
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1119:
1116:
1113:
1111:Opunake Hydro
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:Giving Energy
1079:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1069:Energy Online
1068:
1066:
1065:Energy Direct
1063:
1061:
1060:Electric Kiwi
1058:
1055:
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1050:
1047:
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988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
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968:
967:Aurora Energy
965:
963:
962:Alpine Energy
960:
959:
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953:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
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867:
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849:
848:
846:
844:
840:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
808:Manawa Energy
806:
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796:
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789:
786:
784:
781:
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776:
772:
768:
760:
755:
753:
748:
746:
741:
740:
737:
729:
724:
723:
719:
701:
695:
692:
676:
670:
667:
654:
650:
646:
640:
637:
624:
620:
616:
610:
607:
594:
590:
586:
580:
578:
576:
574:
572:
568:
556:
552:
546:
543:
537:
530:
527:
526:
522:
519:
518:
514:
511:
510:
506:
503:
502:
498:
495:
494:
490:
487:
486:
482:
479:
478:
474:
473:
465:
456:
449:
446:
443:
440:
439:
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432:
429:
426:
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417:
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409:
407:1,689 km
406:
404:3,067 km
403:
400:
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395:
393:4,172 km
392:
389:
386:
385:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
368:
364:
362:6,051 km
361:
358:
356:6.6kV to 11kV
355:
354:
350:
347:
344:
341:
340:
336:
333:
331:1,612 km
330:
327:
326:
322:
319:
316:
314:50kV and 66kV
313:
312:
308:
305:
302:
299:
298:
290:
283:
281:Total network
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279:
271:
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257:
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213:Genesis Power
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60:, New Zealand
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
32:
29:
25:
19:
1128:Pulse Energy
955:South Island
941:WEL Networks
910:
869:North Island
861:Distribution
843:Transmission
706:. Retrieved
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682:. Retrieved
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657:. Retrieved
653:the original
648:
639:
627:. Retrieved
623:the original
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609:
597:. Retrieved
593:the original
588:
558:. Retrieved
554:
545:
491:274 km
351:122 km
165:
142:
138:
127:
111:
108:
99:
98:
58:New Plymouth
53:Headquarters
18:
1107:Nova Energy
977:EA Networks
876:Centralines
828:Nova Energy
767:New Zealand
507:14 km
382:23 km
345:122 km
334:532 km
320:169 km
317:169 km
173:Hawke's Bay
118:AMP Limited
104:New Zealand
37:Predecessor
1196:Categories
1163:Transpower
1093:megaEnergy
1053:Ecotricity
921:Top Energy
906:Northpower
851:Transpower
833:Top Energy
775:Generation
659:12 January
629:12 January
599:12 January
538:References
467:Parameter
450:2,260 GWh
379:69 km
376:92 km
342:22 kV
328:33 kV
273:Parameter
225:TrustPower
182:Wellington
130:Transpower
1124:Powershop
1027:Westpower
987:MainPower
916:Scanpower
708:7 October
684:7 October
560:14 August
531:8,625 TJ
447:2,734 GWh
444:4,994 GWh
235:Council).
187:Key dates
162:Wairarapa
1017:OtagoNet
515:113,478
247:Tauranga
176:Manawatū
170:Taranaki
159:Manawatū
153:Taranaki
134:Firstgas
124:Business
66:Services
27:Industry
1114:P2power
911:Powerco
891:Electra
436:464 MW
418:345,000
100:Powerco
88:Website
45:Founded
1084:GLOBUG
1041:Retail
931:Vector
680:. 2022
470:Value
433:526 MW
430:986 MW
373:(SWER)
276:Value
31:Energy
1012:Orion
703:(PDF)
678:(PDF)
710:2018
686:2018
661:2022
631:2022
601:2022
562:2020
116:and
48:1999
240:AGL
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