Energy

The pipeline carrying gas to Germany is due for a 10-day annual maintenance with fears it will be extended.

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has unveiled the world's first electric jetboat designed for tourism in Queenstown this morning.

The soaring cost of energy such as coal and gas has led some indoor vegetable growers to turn off their heaters.

Community groups are calling for Contact Energy's Clyde Dam consent conditions to be revisited.

Transpower says there is no need to increase buffer capacity after a second power shortage warning in six days. Audio

Transpower says it is not expecting there will be power cuts this evening because of high demand.

Ecuadorean indigenous organisations say they will meet with the government to discuss demands for lower fuel and food prices, which have sparked two weeks of protests, hitting the country's weakened…

The Electricity Authority has ruled that Contact Energy and Genesis played no part in power blackouts in August last year.

Ministers from European Union countries will meet this week to attempt to agree joint plans on addressing climate change.

Yesterday's brief power emergency is a good reminder for people to be prepared for power cuts, a consumer advocacy organisation says.

Following today's grid emergency, consumer advocates are calling on electricity companies to put power in the hands of the people and roll out smart-meters to avoid future outages. Audio

The list of contenders to build a possible green hydrogen plant in Southland has been narrowed to two Australian firms.

Britain's energy regulator has proposed new measures to prevent energy suppliers charging high direct debit payments, as households struggle to meet soaring energy bills.

Opinion - The White House has sought to deflect the blame for high gasoline prices onto refiners for cutting capacity and not making enough fuel, but the real source of the price increases is the…