New Zealand
Contracting Party: GNS Science, New Zealand
Executive Committee Member: Chris Bromley, GNS Science, New Zealand
Alternate Member: To be appointed
New Zealand’s geothermal development relies on an assessed geothermal-power resource potential, which is 4 GWe (or 30 TWh/yr) from conventional convecting systems. These systems are hosted at depths of up to 3.5 km, mostly within the Taupo Volcanic Zone. The deeper, hotter, and unexplored roots (3.5 – 5km) of this zone have an estimated additional potential of at least 10 GWe.
The operational geothermal capacity as of 2018 was 1004 MW, with annual generation of ~7400 GWh. In 2018 the annual direct use amounted to some 9.6 PJ.
