Financial Statements Notes




15 NOVEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4053

Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements

  1. Investments
Company name Percentage Principal activity Balance date
* Cobb River Power Station Limited (formerly 100 Property management 30 June
Mangahao Power Station Limited)
* Coleridge Power Station Limited 100 Property management 30 June
* ECNZ Insurance Limited 100 Insurance 30 June
* ECNZ International Limited 100 Finance 30 June
* Energy Auckland Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* Energy CHB Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* Energy Scanpower Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* Energy Waitaki Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* First Electric Limited (formerly Manapouri 100 Retail electricity 30 June
Generation Company Limited)
* Genesis Energy Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* Genesis Energy No. 2 Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* Kinleith Cogeneration Limited 100 Construction 30 June
+ Kupe Development Limited 65 Holding company 30 June
^ Kupe Mining (No 1) Limited 100 Oil and gas exploration 30 June
^ Kupe Mining (No 2) Limited 100 Oil and gas exploration 30 June
* Matahina Power Station Limited 100 Property management 30 June
* Methven Management 1997 Limited 100 Dormant 30 June
# PT ECNZ Services Indonesia 100 Geothermal power station 31 December
operations and maintenance
* Rakaia Power Station Limited 100 Dormant 30 June
* Rutherford House Limited 100 Property management 30 June
* South Island Energy Limited 100 Retail electricity 30 June
* Waikaremoana Power Scheme Limited 100 Property management 30 June
* Woodville Wind Farm Limited 100 Wind energy 30 June
  • wholly owned by ECNZ
  • 65% owned by ECNZ Energy Limited
    ^ 100% owned by Kupe Development Limited

    99% owned by ECNZ International Limited, 1% owned by ECNZ

  1. Segmental information

ECNZ’s operations include the generation and wholesale marketing of electricity. Its operations are carried out predominantly in New Zealand and are therefore within one geographical segment for reporting purposes.

  1. Long term relationships

(a) ECNZ has entered into a contract with Contact under which ECNZ is entitled to purchase specified annual gas quantities from 1 October 1996 to 30 September 2006. The maximum amount payable under the contract up to 30 September 2006 is $90 million.

(b) ECNZ has entered into a contract with Solid Energy Limited to purchase specified quantities of coal up to 30 September 2001. The maximum amount payable under the contract up to 30 September 2001 is $20 million.

(c) ECNZ has entered into a contract with Tuaropaki Power Company Limited with respect to the Mokai geothermal field. These interrelated contracts cover electricity price hedges, investment, and operations and maintenance.

(d) ECNZ has entered into a heads of agreement with Fletcher Challenge Energy Limited which makes provision for the purchase of specified annual gas quantities from 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2017. The terms and conditions of supply have yet to be finalised.

As at 1 April 1999 all of the above contracts were assigned to the three new SOEs (refer note 26).



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Financial instruments, Fair values, Term liabilities, Currency swaps, Interest rate swaps, Debt defeasance, Land claims, Related party transactions, Investments, Segmental information, Long term relationships