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Powerco’s commitment to keeping people safe around electricity infrastructure has been recognised at the annual Electricity Engineers’ Association (EEA) Awards, with the company taking home the Public Safety Award.

Powerco is celebrating a key milestone in New Zealand’s first hydrogen gas blending pilot.

Customers requesting new or modified electricity connections for their home or business can now go directly to Powerco to start the process.

Powerco has won the Wellbeing Award at the 2025 New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards.

Community groups across Taranaki are being invited to apply for a place in the 2025 Community Energy Activator, a unique 13-week programme supporting community-led energy projects to create a more resilient, low emissions future.

From 1 September, Powerco customers will benefit from a new process for new or modified electricity connections.

The second round of this year’s Powerco’s Community Fund is open.

We have released our Integrated Report 2025. Titled ‘Working better together’ this year’s report reflects on the key projects, initiatives and results delivered during the year, as well as looking ahead at how we're responding to the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly evolving energy landscape.

Powerco’s new electricity field services contracts begin today. Powerco General Manager Electricity Karen Frew says the new contracts are a foundation to allow Powerco to build and maintain the infrastructure needed for the future.

With winter starting to bite, Powerco is urging property owners to keep trees well clear of power lines, with overgrown trees and falling branches responsible for about 20% of outages on its network each year.

North Island energy distributor Powerco has completed two feasibility investigations into upgrading biogas to biomethane for use in its gas network.

The small coastal community of Ākitio, in the Tararua district, is home to Powerco’s first PowerHub - a custom hybrid Stand Alone Power Supply (SAPS) that can deliver power to the local hall and act as a community hub during long power outages.

Western Bay of Plenty is a significant step closer to having an electricity supply that can support expected future demand with the Commerce Commission announcement that it will support Transpower’s proposal to invest $83 million into electricity infrastructure in the region.