Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 5
Company Snapshot 6
Key Information 6
Company Overview 6
SWOT Snapshot 6
Operational Metrics 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, By Capacity 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, By Generation 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, By Customers 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, By Segmental Information 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, By Sales 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Wind Farms 9
Contact Energy Ltd, Wind Farms, New Zealand 9
Contact Energy Ltd, Hydro Power Plants 10
Contact Energy Ltd, Hydro Power Plants, New Zealand 10
Contact Energy Ltd, Thermal Power Plants 11
Contact Energy Ltd, Thermal Power Plants, New Zealand 11
Business Description 12
Business Overview 12
Major Products and Services 13
History 14
SWOT Analysis 18
Overview 18
Contact Energy Ltd Strengths 18
Flexible Power Generation Portfolio 18
Leading Market Position 18
Cost Efficiency 18
Contact Energy Ltd Weaknesses 19
Working Capital Deficit 19
Contact Energy Ltd Opportunities 19
Positive Outlook: Renewable Energy Market 19
Growing Demand for Electricity: New Zealand 19
Contact Energy Ltd Threats 19
Operational Issues 19
Seasonal Variations and Climate Conditions 19
Competitive Environment 20
Financial Ratios – Capital Market Ratios 21
Financial Ratios – Annual Ratios 21
Financial Ratios – Interim Ratios 23
Key Employees 24
Key Employee Biographies 25
Company Statement 26
Locations And Subsidiaries 27
Head Office 27
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 27
Financial Deals Landscape 28
Contact Energy Ltd, Deals Summary 28
Contact Energy Ltd, Power, Deal Details 29
Asset Transactions 29
Contact Energy Acquires Whirinaki Power Plant From Government Of New Zealand For US$33 Million 29
Contact Energy To Invest US$681 Million For Tauhara II Geothermal Energy Project, New Zealand 30
Contact Energy Announces Project Financing For Te Mihi Geothermal Project In New Zealand 31
Equity Offering 32
Contact Energy Completes Rights Offering Of Shares For US$267 Million 32
Debt Offering 34
Contact Energy to Raise USD54.8 Million in Private Placement of Bonds Due 2022 34
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of 5.8% Bonds Due 2019 For US$8.6 Million 35
Contact Energy Completes Private Placement For US$240 Million 36
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of 4.8% Bonds Due 2018 For US$40.8 Million 37
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of 5.277% Bonds Due 2020 For US$40.8 Million 38
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of Bonds For US$158 Million 39
Acquisition 41
Origin Energy Sells its 53.09% Stake in Contact Energy for USD1.19 Billion 41
Contact Energy Sells 25% Stake In Oakey Power Holdings 43
Recent Developments 44
Contact Energy Ltd – Recent Developments 44
May 27, 2011: Contact Energy Receives Consents For 168 Turbine Wind Farm In Waikato, New Zealand 44
Dec 22, 2010: Contact Energy Receives Final Tauhara 2 Decision 44
Dec 01, 2010: Contact Energy Receives Consents For Waitahora Wind Development In Puketoi Range, New Zealand 44
Feb 19, 2010: Contact Energy Seeks Approval To Develop Tauhara Geothermal Resource In New Zealand 44
Dec 22, 2008: TrustPower Receives Consents From Environment Court For 200 MW Mahinerangi Wind Farm 45
Oct 27, 2006: Contact Energy Secures Additional Maui Gas 45
Feb 14, 2013: Contact Energy Restructures Business Operations 46
Feb 21, 2010: Contact Energy, Maori Landowners Will Work Together On Taheke Geothermal Field In New Zealand 46
Nov 25, 2009: Contact Energy To Set Up 250 MW Geothermal Power Station In Taupo, New Zealand 46
Jul 02, 2009: Contact Energy, Genesis Energy To Defer Plans For LNG Import Terminal At New Plymouth, New Zealand 46
Feb 26, 2009: Contact Energy Plans To Build Hydro Electric Dams On Clutha River In Otago 47
Jul 21, 2008: Contact Energy Investigates Waitahora Wind Farm Project 47
Nov 04, 2009: Contact Energy Spuds New Well At Ahuroa Facility In New Zealand 47
Jan 08, 2008: Contact To Drill Geothermal Wells For Its Electricity Generation Plant 48
Apr 30, 2007: Contact Energy Maui Reserves Update 48
Feb 13, 2017: Contact Energy Provides Half Year 2016 Results 48
Aug 15, 2016: Strong cash flow delivered and customer experience improved: Contact Energy 50
Aug 18, 2014: Contact Energy FY14 Results 50
Aug 18, 2014: Contact Energy: Flexible portfolio delivers in highly competitive market 51
Aug 18, 2014: Contact Energy Limited – FY14 Results Media Release 52
Jan 06, 2014: Contact Energy Limited – Interim Results Announcement Date 53
Aug 20, 2013: Contact Energy Limited – FY13 Results Media Release 53
Feb 19, 2013: Contact Energy Reports Revenue Of NZD1.2 Billion In H1 Fiscal 2013 54
Aug 14, 2012: Contact Energy Reports Revenue Of NZD2.7 Billion In Fiscal 2012 54
Feb 21, 2012: Contact Energy Reports Revenue Of NZD1.3 Billion In H1 Fiscal 2012 55
Aug 22, 2011: Contact Energy Reports Revenue Of NZD2.2 Billion In Fiscal 2011 56
Feb 23, 2010: Contact Energy Reports Profit Of $88.1 Million In H1 Fiscal 2010 56
Aug 14, 2009: Contact Energy Reports Profit Of $117.5 Million In Fiscal 2009 57
Jun 08, 2009: Contact Energy Announces 2009 Earnings Guidance 59
Feb 24, 2009: Contact Energy Reports H1 Fiscal 2009 Results 59
Feb 22, 2008: Contact Energy Declares H1 Fiscal 2008 Results 60
Jan 30, 2008: Contact Energy To Declare H1 Fiscal 2008 Results 62
Oct 17, 2017: Contact Energy Provides Monthly Operating Report For Month Of September 2017 62
Sep 15, 2017: Contact Energy Provides Monthly Operating Report For Month Of August 2017 63
Aug 14, 2017: Contact Energy Provides Monthly Operating Report For Month Of July 2017 63
Jul 19, 2017: Contact Energy Provides Monthly Operating Report For Month Of June 2017 64
Jun 13, 2017: Contact Energy Provides Monthly Operating Report For Month Of May 2017 65
May 12, 2017: Contact Energy Announces Monthly Operating Report For Month Of April 2017 65
Apr 20, 2017: Contact Energy Announces Monthly Operating Report 66
Mar 14, 2017: Contact Energy Announces Monthly Operating Report For Month Of February 2017 67
Feb 13, 2017: Contact Energy Announces Monthly Operating Report For The Month Of January 2017 67
May 16, 2016: Contact Energy Monthly Operational Data for the month ended 30 April 2016 68
Oct 21, 2015: Contact announces Victoria Crone and Rob McDonald to join Board 68
Aug 17, 2015: Contact to close Otahuhu power station as NZ moves to greater share of renewable electricity generation 69
Mar 18, 2015: Monthly Operational Data for the month ended 28 February 2015 69
Jan 22, 2015: Contact Energy Signs New Maui Gas Purchase Agreement 69
Jan 05, 2015: Contact Energy: Half Year Results announcement date 70
Sep 18, 2014: Changes to Contact’s Leadership Team 70
Sep 18, 2014: Contact Energy: Resignation of General Counsel and Company Secretary 70
Aug 19, 2014: Contact Energy likely to delay geothermal power project on Maori land 70
Aug 14, 2014: Contact unveils Te Mihi geothermal power station 70
May 05, 2014: Contact Energy Provides update on Te Mihi Power Station 71
Nov 04, 2013: Contact Energy granted Ohaaki resource consents 71
Sep 16, 2013: Monthly Operational Data for the month ended 31 August 2013 71
Aug 21, 2013: Contact Energy’s Taranaki combined cycle power station may be offline in 2014 71
Jun 20, 2013: Contact Energy Secures Consent From Auckland Council To Modify Otahuhu Power Station 72
Jun 01, 2012: Contact Energy Appoints Graham Cockroft As CFO 72
May 24, 2012: Contact Energy Provides Maui Update 72
May 15, 2012: Contact Energy CFO Mark Elliott To Resign 72
May 31, 2011: Contact Energy Opens Underground Gas Storage Facility And New 200 MW Gas-Fired Peaker Plant 72
Feb 25, 2011: Contact Energy Receives Draft Decision For Hauauru ma raki Wind Farm, New Zealand 73
Jan 11, 2011: Contact Energy Announces CEO Succession 73
Dec 16, 2010: New Zealand Grants Permission For Origin/Contact Energy Underground Gas Storage 73
Nov 01, 2010: Tauhara BOI Proposes To Grant Consents For Contact Energy’s New Geothermal Development 74
Jul 01, 2010: Contact Energy Announces Retirement Of John Milne From Board 74
May 25, 2010: Contact Energy Completes Tauhara One Plant Construction In Taupo, New Zealand 74
Apr 30, 2010: Contact Energy’s Ahuroa Gas Storage Facility On Track For Operation In December 2010 75
Mar 23, 2010: Contact Energy Welcomes Decision To Refer Tauhara Geothermal Power Station To Board Of Inquiry 75
Dec 23, 2009: Contact Energy Extends Scheduled Maintenance Outage At Otahuhu Combined-Cycle Gas-Fired Power Station 75
Oct 22, 2009: Contact Energy To Place Three Energy Projects Into Operations By Mid 2010 75
Oct 19, 2009: Contact Energy Appoints Mark Elliott As CFO 76
Jun 26, 2009: Contact Energy’s Smart Meters Equipped For Future 77
May 26, 2009: Contact Energy To Receive Equipment For Its Gas-Fired Power Station 77
May 25, 2009: Contact Energy Announces 12 Month Delay In Hearings For Hauauru ma raki Wind Farm In Waikato, New Zealand 78
May 15, 2009: Contact Energy Announces Delay In Decision On 220 MW Te Mihi Geothermal Power Project 78
Apr 17, 2009: Contact Energy Reviews Four Options For Hydro Developments On Clutha River, New Zealand 78
Mar 16, 2009: New Zealand’s Power Companies Ask For Investment In Grid 79
Feb 24, 2009: Contact Energy Announces Board Changes 80
Sep 15, 2008: Contact Energy Receives Consent To Build Te Mihi Geothermal Power Station Tt Taupo 80
Sep 01, 2008: Contact Energy Files Consent Application For Waitahora Wind Farm In New Zealand 80
Jun 25, 2008: Contact Energy Withdraws Its Environment Court Appeal Of Meridian’s Project Hayes Wind Farm 81
Oct 19, 2006: Contact Energy Declares Quarterly Operational Report 81
Jun 25, 2014: Contact Energy agrees to extend Te Rapa energy supply contract 82
Oct 05, 2011: Vector’s AMS To Deploy Smart Meters For Contact Energy Customers In New Zealand 82
Feb 22, 2011: Contact Energy Awards Contract To Develop Its 166 MW Te Mihi Geothermal Project In New Zealand 82
Feb 08, 2011: Rheochem Extends Services Supply Agreement With Contact Energy 82
Feb 02, 2010: Rheochem Extends Agreement With Contact Energy For Additional Six Geothermal Wells 83
Jul 22, 2009: Rheochem Announces Geothermal Contract Renewal With Contact Energy 83
Jul 30, 2008: Contact Energy Secures Additional Pohokura Gas 83
Jul 01, 2008: Contact Energy Enters Into Agreement With Ormat To Supply And Construct A 23.3 MW Binary Power Station 83
Apr 15, 2008: Origin Signs Contracts For Peaking Plant 83
Apr 15, 2008: Contact Signs Contracts For Gas-Fired Peaking Plant 84
Dec 13, 2007: Rheochem Announces Contract Extension With Contact Energy 84
Appendix 85
Report Scope 85
GlobalData Coverage 85
Benchmarking 85
GlobalData’s Methodology 85
Secondary Research 85
Primary Research 86
Contact Us 86
Disclaimer 86
Contact Energy Ltd, Key Facts 6
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, Capacity 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, Generation 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, Customers 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, Segmental Information 7
Contact Energy Ltd, Operational Metrics, Sales 8
Contact Energy Ltd, Wind Farms, New Zealand 9
Contact Energy Ltd, Hydro Power Plants, New Zealand 10
Contact Energy Ltd, Thermal Power Plants, New Zealand 11
Major Products and Services 13
Contact Energy Ltd, SWOT Analysis 18
Contact Energy Ltd, Ratios based on current share price 21
Contact Energy Ltd, Annual Ratios 21
Contact Energy Ltd, Interim Ratios 23
Contact Energy Ltd, Key Employees 24
Contact Energy Ltd, Subsidiaries 27
Contact Energy Ltd, Deals Summary 28
Contact Energy Acquires Whirinaki Power Plant From Government Of New Zealand For US$33 Million 29
Contact Energy To Invest US$681 Million For Tauhara II Geothermal Energy Project, New Zealand 30
Contact Energy Announces Project Financing For Te Mihi Geothermal Project In New Zealand 31
Contact Energy Completes Rights Offering Of Shares For US$267 Million 32
Contact Energy to Raise USD54.8 Million in Private Placement of Bonds Due 2022 34
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of 5.8% Bonds Due 2019 For US$8.6 Million 35
Contact Energy Completes Private Placement For US$240 Million 36
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of 4.8% Bonds Due 2018 For US$40.8 Million 37
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of 5.277% Bonds Due 2020 For US$40.8 Million 38
Contact Energy Completes Public Offering Of Bonds For US$158 Million 39
Origin Energy Sells its 53.09% Stake in Contact Energy for USD1.19 Billion 41
Contact Energy Sells 25% Stake In Oakey Power Holdings 43
