We administer the safety-related provisions of the Electricity Act 1992 and Gas Act 1992 and associated safety regulations.

Parliament has passed an Act that will improve information disclosure and increase the maximum financial penalty for breaching gas regulations

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the process to remove carbon dioxide, from waste gases produced in large-scale industrial processes and permanently store it underground.

We contribute to a number of international energy fora that aim to develop a better understanding of underlying energy issues affecting the world.

In our report back to the Minister of Energy and Resources we agreed with the findings of the 2017 Fuel Market Financial Performance Study that further examination of the sector is warranted.

We have a central role in monitoring and advising on energy markets to ensure that electricity, gas and liquid fuel are delivered in a safe, efficient, fair, reliable and environmentally sustainable manner.

Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods ordered an investigation into power outages that left more than 34,000 households without electricity on 9 August 2021.

This page is about gas security, a review of the Maui pipeline outage and a gas disruption study the government commissioned.

Long-term security and reliability of electricity supply requires regulatory certainty and effective and balanced rules.

As part of our ongoing commitment to provide timely and accessible energy information, this section presents energy statistics including supply and demand by fuel types, energy balance tables, pricing information, international comparisons and greenhouse gas emissions. Each page contains a topic summary and data tables in Excel format.