Electricity Authority Establishment Board set up
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The Electricity Authority Establishment Board has been set up with Dr Brent Layton appointed chairman.
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee said the board's job was to set up the Electricity Authority, which will replace the Electricity Commission by October 1.
Dr Layton is a senior fellow and former chief executive of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, and also chaired the Electricity Technical Advisory Group which undertook the review of the electricity sector last year with the assistance of the Ministry of Economic Development.
Other board members were Simon Botherway, Miriam Dean, former National Party cabinet minister Roger Sowry, Peter Harris and David Caygill.
"These skilled and experienced people are responsible for setting the strategic direction for the new Electricity Authority and the development of its operational structure," Mr Brownlee said.
"I'm confident we've assembled the right people to manage a smooth process as we bed in the decisions coming out of last year's ministerial review."
- NZPA
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