1. Under section 38 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010 (“Act”), and having complied with section 39 of that Act, the Electricity Authority (“Authority”) gives notice of making the Electricity Industry Participation Code (Frequency and Voltage Related Amendments) Amendment 2026 (“amendment”), made on 10 March 2026.

2. The amendment comes into force on 1 July 2026.

3. The amendment amends Parts 1 and 8 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code (“Code”) to address frequency and voltage related issues by:

1. lowering the threshold for the exclusion of generating stations from the frequency‑related asset owner performance obligations and the technical codes in Part 8 of the Code from 30MW to 10MW;
2. setting a permitted maximum dead band beyond which a generating station must contribute to frequency management and frequency support;
3. amending the voltage support obligations for embedded generating stations; and
4. amending the threshold for compliance with fault ride through asset owner performance obligations.

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

5. A copy of the amendment and the Code is available on the Authority’s website at: https://www.ea.govt.nz/code-and-compliance/the-code-electricity-industry-participation-code-2010/.

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

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of March 2026.

ERIK WESTERGAARD, Acting Chair, Electricity Authority.

Note: This notice replaces the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 March 2026, Notice No. 2026-sl1394. The date in paragraph one and the signatory date are incorrectly shown as ‘10 February 2026’ and ‘10th day of February 2026’, and should correctly show as ‘10 March 2026’ and ‘10th day of March 2026’.