Re-Energise 26 brings together evidence, insight, and practical experience from across the electricity and energy sector to highlight a simple truth: New Zealand’s energy future will be built by people. If we want an energy system that can support economic growth, enable emissions reduction, and remain resilient in the face of change, we must invest in the workforce with the same seriousness we apply to infrastructure, technology, and markets.
Energy Resources Aotearoa and the Electricity Engineers’ Association (EEA) are proud to have researched, developed, and published Re-Energise 26 through close collaboration.
Energy Resources Aotearoa and EEA see firsthand the pressures facing the energy sector, and also the opportunity. With the right focus on people, New Zealand can build an electricity and energy system that is not only technically excellent, but socially and economically enduring.
The Re-Energise 26 full report, summary document, and Industry Skills Action (ISAP) are available below.
The Industry Skills Action Plan (ISAP) 2026-2030
A coordinated programme for the ESI workforce. The Industry Skills Action Plan (ISAP) sets out how the electricity supply industry will build the workforce Aotearoa needs for a resilient, reliable and affordable energy future.
ESI Industry Skills – Action Plan 2026-2030
Re-Energise 26 – Summary Report Release
This report brings together evidence, insight, and practical experience from across the electricity and energy sector to highlight a simple truth: New Zealand’s energy future will be built by people. If we want an energy system that can support economic growth, enable emissions reduction, and remain resilient in the face of change, we must invest in the workforce with the same seriousness we apply to infrastructure, technology, and markets.
Re-Energise 26 – Summary Report Release
Re-Energise 26 – Full Report Release
This report does not offer a single silver bullet solution. Instead, it calls for leadership, coordination, and shared responsibility. It challenges government, industry, regulators, and education providers to work together, across organisational and political boundaries, to create clear pathways into the sector, strengthen skills and capability, and ensure the knowledge and experience of today’s workforce is carried forward to the next generation.