Media Release

18 July, 2007

New Zealand Energy Data File released

The Ministry of Economic Development today released the latest edition of the New Zealand Energy Data File. This publication includes comprehensive information on New Zealand’s energy supply, demand and prices. Data is current up to the end of the 2006 calendar year.

Several changes have been made to improve the layout and presentation of data in this edition. Improvements include enhancements to the colour graphs making them easier to interpret, table structures in the prices section have been modified to present prices by energy types rather than by use, and only annual energy balances have been included to provide a concise overview of New Zealand’s energy supply and demand.

Statistical highlights of this edition include:

- Total primary energy supply decreased from 747 PJ (petajoules) in 2005 to 741 PJ in 2006, a 0.8% decrease;

- Coal production increased 9.7%, from 139 PJ in 2005 to 153 PJ in 2006. Coal consumption for electricity generation decreased 4.8% to 52PJ from 2005 to 2006 and remained about the same for other sectors;

- Total electricity generation increased 0.9% to 42,056 GWh (gigawatt hours) in 2006. Renewable electricity generation accounted for 66% of total electricity generation;

- Natural gas production increased by 2.0% in 2006 to 163 PJ;

- Total national consumption of petrol and diesel remained relatively constant around 221 PJ. During this period:
o Premium petrol was 24 PJ, up 5.9%
o Regular petrol was 89 PJ, down 1.4%
o Diesel was 108 PJ, up 0.7%

Hardcopies of the New Zealand Energy Data File can be purchased for NZ$60 excl GST plus postage, by emailing energyinfo[at]med.govt.nz.

Alternatively, the New Zealand Energy Data File is available online via the Ministry’s website at www.med.govt.nz/energy/edf/. Energy data is also available on a quarterly basis from the Ministry’s website.

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