Corporate snapshot
Power and Water Corporation is the sole provider of electricity, water supply and sewerage services to almost 80,000 customers across the Northern Territory – an area of more than 1.3 million square kilometres.
We provide our services across varying environments, from the tropics of the north to the deserts of Central Australia. With total assets of more than $1 billion, Power and Water is one of the largest businesses in the Northern Territory, employing more than 750 Territorians.
Power and Water became the Northern Territory’s first Government Owned Corporation under the Government Owned Corporations Act on 1 July 2002. This means we are mandated to operate at least as efficiently as any comparable business and to maximise the sustainable return to the Territory on its investment in the Corporation.
We are a key partner in whole of government counterterrorism programs and belong to the Energy Infrastructure Assurance Advisory Group and the Water Infrastructure Advisory Group. We also have an integral role in the Northern Territory’s counter disaster structure and response.
Each year, the Statement of Corporate Intent defines the contract between government and the Corporation, and the Annual Report provides the results of the year’s performance and activities.
Our services are either regulated or open to competition:
- Electricity network services are regulated by the utilities Commission
- Electricity generation services are open to competition
- Water and sewerage services are provided under monopoly licences
- Retail services to large customers (known as contestable customers) are open to competition
- Retail services to other customers are regulated by the Government.
Natural gas is the energy of choice for more than 90% of our electricity generation and is purchased through our wholly owned subsidiary, Gasgo Pty Limited.
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