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Virtual Power Purchasing Agreement

Issued by New Zealand Government · via GETS — New Zealand Government Tenders

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Published
10 Sept 2026
Closes
11 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC
Reference
34911639
Location
New Zealand
Sector
Energy & Power

Details

RFx ID: 34911639 Organisation: KiwiRail Group Open date: Thursday, 10 September 2026 3:00 PM +12:00 Close date: Monday, 12 October 2026 12:00 PM +13:00 Categories: 26130000 - Power generation Region: New Zealand Overview: In this RFP, the Customers are:  KiwiRail Holdings Limited ("KiwiRail")  Auckland Transport (“AT”)  Greater Wellington Regional Council | Metlink (“GW | Metlink”) collectively known as the “Customer”. The Customer invites external organisations to submit their proposals ("RFP Response") to supply electricity to the Customer’s nominated sites via a Virtual Power Purchasing Agreement (“VPPA”) with sleeving and firming, ideally via a new renewable electricity generation project (“the Goods/Services”). Ideally, the Respondent will act as the Customer’s electricity retailer, being a single entity with whom we can contract who will provide the Goods/Services for the term of any contract awarded following the RFP. The current electricity load for any VPPA is 98.2 GWh pa.

Published on GETS, the New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service.

Context for bidders

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