Hydroelectric power plants are the main contributor to electricity production in New Zealand. The island nation derived approximately 58 percent of its total electricity generation from this renewable resource in 2023. That year, other renewables amounted to 27 terawatt-hours. Roughly 80 percent of New Zealand's electricity production is derived from renewable sources.
August 2024
New Zealand
2023
Bioenergy includes generation from combustible renewables and may include waste generation (renewable and non-renewable).Â
Solar includes both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic generation.
Other renewables includes geothermal, tidal and wave generation.
Other fossil includes oil and petroleum products generation, as well as manufactured gases.
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Fossil fuel production
Electricity generation
Consumption
Pricing and costs
Energy sector emissions
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