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Latest news
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We welcome Garth Dibley to the board
We’re very excited to announce a new member is joining the ENA board. Garth Dibley, the Chief Executive of WEL Networks, was announced as board member at the ENA AGM last week.
Tree laws must change now
We've had another weather event where trees caused havoc on the power lines. And still, we wait for outdated tree laws to change
Lines companies win gold at the Excellence Awards
Congratulations to Westpower, The Lines Company and Powerco who all won gold at the New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards.
Upcoming events
view allDownstream 2026
Downstream 2026 will take place on 31 March - 1 April 2026 at the Tākina Wellington Convention Centre
31 March - 1 April 2026
New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards
The annual New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards provide an opportunity to recognise excellence and achievement across the energy sector. This is the industry's premier black-tie gala event.
19 August 2025
Latest submissions
view allIM amendment accounting for shared revenue
5 December 2025
Definition of small business (related to distributors paying negative charges when consumers export at peak times)
ENA submission to the Energy Competition Task Force about the proposed amendments related to distributors being required to pay negative charges when consumers supply electricity at peak times. The su...
21 November 2025
Maximising benefits from local electricity generation
ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about maximising benefits from local electricity generation, particularly focusing on small-scale distributed generation. The submission supports the propos...
19 November 2025
Unlocking the potential of demand flexibility
ENA submission to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) about demand flexibility in the residential sector. The submission discusses the importance of incentivising and adopting dema...
10 November 2025
Improving visibility of significant distributed generation and load projects
ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about improving the visibility of significant distributed generation and load projects. The submission focuses on ensuring new obligations on electricity di...
3 November 2025
Exploring network visibility
ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about the exploration of network visibility and its implications on Electricity Distribution Businesses. The submission discusses the costs, benefits, and v...
17 October 2025
Who is my lines company?
The electricity distribution sector...
employs over
7,800 people
at 29 lines companies across Aotearoa.
delivers energy to
2,317,808
homes and businesses
invested
$6.2B
in network assets in the last 5 years
The electricity network...
was fully connected
99.9%
of the time
is made up of
85.5%
renewable energy
could increase
68%
by 2050
We represent all 29 lines companies. They operate the poles and wires delivering electricity to every region across Aotearoa.
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We're helping to deliver a low-carbon future for New Zealanders
