Updating New Zealand’s engine fuel specifications to ensure they are fit-for-purpose
The Government proposes to update New Zealand’s engine fuel specifications to ensure they are fit-for-purpose.
The Government proposes to update New Zealand’s engine fuel specifications to ensure they are fit-for-purpose.
This annual publication provides information on and analysis of New Zealand’s energy sector including statistics on supply, transformation, and demand.
Our energy modelling work programme produces projections of future energy supply, demand, prices and emissions.
Fuel supply disruptions in New Zealand are coordinated by the Fuel Sector Coordinating Entity, using the response activities in the National Fuel Plan. International disruptions are coordinated through the International Energy Agency.
The latest Energy Quarterly data release from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) shows electricity generation in the October to December 2024 quarter was the lowest December quarter on record since 2016, says MBIE Domains Manager Amapola Generosa.
On this page you can find the latest energy balance tables for New Zealand. These show how energy supply and demand by sector varies by energy fuel type.
On this page you can find the data tables for renewable energy resources in New Zealand. These include hydro, wind, geothermal, solar, woody biomass, biogas and liquid biofuels.
The Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 was enacted on 5 August 2025. The Act removes the ban on new oil and gas exploration beyond onshore Taranaki and signals the Government’s intent to reinvigorate investment in petroleum exploration.
Doubling geothermal energy by 2040 is part of an ambitious new draft strategy to unlock New Zealand’s geothermal potential.
The Government is seeking feedback on a draft strategy to unlock New Zealand’s geothermal potential.
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