1. Under section 38 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010, and having complied with section 40 of that Act, the Electricity Authority gives notice of making the Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Provision of Information to System Operator) 2025 (“amendment”).

2. The amendment comes into force on 14 March 2025.

3. The amendment amends clause 9.18 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (“Code”) to enable the system operator to require participants to provide information to the system operator that is relevant to the system operator’s implementation of and compliance with the security of supply forecasting and information policy or emergency management policy.

4. Pursuant to section 40 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010, the Authority considers that it is necessary or desirable in the public interest that the amendment be made urgently because:

1. the amendment addresses an area of immediate concerns around timely response to consumer supply risks by ensuring the system operator can obtain the information needed to make an accurate and timely forecast of security of supply for winter 2025.
2. the amendment provides the system operator with necessary powers to collect information that, if published by the system operator will help the industry manage fuel and generation supply ahead of winter 2025.
3. the amendment enables the system operator to better meet its Code obligations, including those under the Security of Supply Forecasting and Information Policy and the Emergency Management Policy for publishing electricity risk curves, weekly security of supply reports and annual security of supply assessments ahead of winter 2025.

5. The amendment is secondary legislation for the purpose of the Legislation Act 2019 and is administered by the Authority.

6. A copy of the amendment and the Code is available on the Electricity Authority's website http://www.ea.govt.nz/code-and-compliance/the-code/.

7. A copy of the amendment and the Code may also be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Authority, Level 7, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of March 2025.

ANNA KOMINIK, Chair, Electricity Authority.