Website topenergy.co.nz Founded 1935 Parent organization Top Energy Consumer Trust | Headquarters Kerikeri, New Zealand Number of employees 200 | |
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Industry Electricity distribution, electricity generation Predecessor Bay of Islands Electric Power Key people Murray Bain (Chair)
Russell Shaw (CEO) Subsidiaries Ngawha Generation Limited, Phone Plus 2000 Ltd, Ngawha Geithermal Resource Company Ltd | ||
Top Energy Limited (Top Energy) is an electricity distribution and generation company, based in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
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Top Energy owns and manages the electricity lines network in the far north of New Zealand, including Kaitaia, Kerikeri and Kaikohe. The service area covers 6,822 km2 and serves 30,825 customers.
Ownership
The company is 100% owned by the Top Energy Consumer Trust on behalf of electricity consumers in the region.
Distribution network
The Top Energy distribution network is connected to the national grid at Kaikohe substation.
Network performance
The Northpower reported the performance of the network for the 2014/15 year as follows:
Ngawha Geothermal Power Station
Top Energy owns and operates a 25MW binary cycle geothermal power station on the Ngawha geothermal field. This station was built in 1998 and expanded in 2008.
The company plans to further expand the power station to 50MW by 2020.