The station was due to be transferred to Meridian Energy on the 1 October 2010 as part of the 2010 electricity market reforms, but in December 2010, the New Zealand Government announced it intended to sell the plant by open tender.
The station was due to be transferred to Meridian Energy on the 1 October 2010 as part of the 2010 electricity market reforms. It intended to sell the plant by open tender. This was what the New Zealand Government announced in December 2010.