Ian Llewellyn
Co-Editor at Scoop
Wildlife cameraman and photographer likes eggs, kingfishers, monochromatic scavenger and Leica MM user.
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businessdesk.co.nz | Ian Llewellyn
A major shake-up is under way in the Treasury leadership, with two of five deputy secretaries leaving the Government’s primary economic advice agency and two others taking new “chief strategist” roles.A Treasury spokesman confirmed the changes, details of which began to emerge after the delivery of the May 22 Budget.Leaving the Treasury are Dominick Stephens, former Westpac chief economist who has been chief economic advisor since March 2021, and Leilani Frew, deputy secretary for financial...
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businessdesk.co.nz | Ian Llewellyn
Raiding the piggy banks A notable feature of last week’s Budget that has not made major headlines yet is the number of funds that have been wound back or wound up.The Government spends approximately $5 billion annually on grants and funds; on average, $175 million is allocated for administration.
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businessdesk.co.nz | Ian Llewellyn
The world is watching New Zealand’s energy transition as the sector begins to widely accept that some coal or gas will be needed for many years to come, says Transpower chief executive James Kilty.After three months in his new role, Kilty said, while there was rightly a lot of focus on the problems facing the energy sector, NZ was entering new territory as the electricity sector moved to more renewables.Many of the problems are due to the gas supply declining more rapidly than expected.This...
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2 weeks ago |
businessdesk.co.nz | Ian Llewellyn
Channel Infrastructure has increased its dividend policy and forecast dividend payout and is eyeing a dual listing on the ASX if ambitious growth plans become a reality.Channel outlined an updated capital allocation framework in material prepared for the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday afternoon.This includes an increase in the dividend policy payout ratio to 70-90% of normalised free cash flow from 60-70%.
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businessdesk.co.nz | Ian Llewellyn
Eastland Generation is going to market to sell its generation from its soon-to-be-commissioned geothermal power plant.Topp2, a 49-megawatt (MW) Ormat binary geothermal plant, is expected to be up and running towards the end of this year using the Kawerau geothermal reservoir.Topp2 is part of Eastland Generation’s renewable energy portfolio, which includes three other geothermal power plants in the Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti’s first utility-scale solar farm, and a hydro scheme in Hawke’s...
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