Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Conversation
The Conversation
Richard Meade, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University

Breaking up NZ’s power gentailers sounds appealing. The consequences may not be

Getty Images

In an election centred on New Zealand’s cost-of-living crisis, it’s perhaps unsurprising to see parties return to a familiar idea for tackling rising power bills: breaking up the big electricity gentailers.

Both New Zealand First and the Greens want to split the big gentailers into separate generation and retail businesses.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.