Gas Transition Plan

The Government recognises natural gas is critical to ensuring New Zealand has secure supply of energy to enable a thriving economy.

The Gas Transition Plan issues paper sought feedback on the key issues and opportunities facing the gas sector. Submissions closed in late 2023 and officials from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment have finished analysing the feedback from submitters.

Read the summary of submissions

Read the submissions(external link)

The Government is focusing on the security of the gas supply to make sure New Zealanders have access to affordable and sustainable energy. To ensure there is enough gas for our near- and long-term needs the Government is:

• enabling Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
• exploring the use of biogas and hydrogen
• ensuring legislation and regulations are fit for purpose.

The Government has also set up the Gas Security Response Group to bring together upstream gas producers, downstream sellers, and principal consumers.  The Group will coordinate the industry response to the tight gas supply.

Gas transition plan supporting documents