The New Zealand government has issued clear guidance in its Energy Strategy to 2050 that it expects all new electricity generation to be renewable. Various coal and natural gas initiatives have been proposed in recent years including converting an oil-fired station at Marsden Point, but in its new strategy, the government “has stated a clear preference that all new electricity generation be renewable, except to the extent necessary to maintain security of supply.”
“In support of this principle, and providing time for the full introduction of a price on greenhouse gas emissions, the government’s view is that there should not be a need for any new baseload fossil fuel generation investment for the next ten years” it says. “The government expects all generators, including stateowned enterprises, to take its views into account when considering new generation investments, and the government will advise state-owned enterprises that it expects them to follow this guidance.”...
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