New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company
Powerco Limited
Industry
Energy
Predecessor
Taranaki Energy Limited
Founded
1999
Headquarters
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Services
Electricity distribution Natural gas distribution
Number of employees
520 full-time equivalent
Website
www.powerco.co.nz
Powerco is the largest dual-energy distribution company in New Zealand by length, and is one of only two dual-energy (electricity and gas) distributors in the country.
Its networks are located in the North Island of New Zealand.
Powerco is owned by Australian companies Queensland Investment Corporation and AMP Limited.[1]
^"Powerco NZ Holdings Limited". Companies Register. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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