About KCE

King Country Energy is a public company. The three largest shareholders are Todd Energy Ltd (35 %), King Country Electric Power Trust (10%) and Waitomo Energy Services Trust (8%). The remaining shares (47%) are held by in excess of 9,200 smaller shareholders, many of whom reside in King Country area.

KCE was incorporated in 1991 to take over the business of the King Country Electric Power Board and was subsequently restructured in 1999 as a result of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998. These reforms resulted in significant changes to the industry and required all energy companies to split their retail and lines businesses. KCE and Waitomo Energy Services combined their assets and then split into King Country Energy Ltd (which acquired the generation and retail businesses) and The Lines Company (which acquired the lines business).

King Country Energy has its head office and customer services center in Taumarunui and also has outlying offices in Te Kuiti and Mangakino. Electricity generation is undertaken at four local sites (Kuratau, Mokauiti, Piriaka and Wairere power stations) and at the Mangahao power station, near Shannon, which King Country Energy owns in conjunction Todd Energy. Refer to the Generation Section of this website for further details on the company's generation assets.

Further information on the trading of KCE shares, financial reports and the KCE Board of Directors are contained in this section of the website. News relating to King Country Energy, including press releases and newsletters, can be found on our News Page.