8 Aug 2024

Major power companies put on notice by senior minister

From Checkpoint, 4:40 pm on 8 August 2024

The major power companies have been put on notice by a senior minister who has warned the government could intervene to help bring down prices. It comes after wholesale power prices doubled over the past month, prompting some energy users, like sawmills and pulpmills, to pause operations, deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports.