Globally, solar PV uptake has increased significantly over the past decade. While uptake in New Zealand has been slower to date, there is potential for greater utilisation as technology costs decrease, particularly at the grid-scale and on commercial building rooftops. How much of our electricity comes from solar? 2021 data is sourced from MBIE.
Government rules that are favorable to the development of solar PV plants is one of the factors driving the growth of the solar PV glass market. Additionally, the market for solar PV glass is growing due to the surge in demand for solar systems on a residential, commercial, and utility scale.
The direct and indirect impacts from US tariff announcements will show up in future trade data releases with global economic growth predicted to weaken. This may reduce demand for New Zealand exports by the end of 2025.
With the demand for beef meat remaining resilient, New Zealand exporters are helping filling part of the gap left by US production (driving a 29.8% increase in exports to the US). Travel exports were the largest contributor to the rise in services exports, increasing 11.0% to $16 billion in the year to March 2025.
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Recent trade actions have introduced significant battery tariffs on goods imported from China. These changes include duties as high as 104% on some clean energy components, including lithium-ion batteries, critical for energy storage and EV systems. According to U.S. import data, lithium battery shipments from China reached $1.9 billion in 2024.
These components are now subject to cumulative tariffs, increasing manufacturing costs for domestic OEMs. In consumer electronics, previously exempt battery shipments valued under $800 are now included in the tariff structure following the policy change. This shift has affected U.S. handheld device batteries and backup battery unit importers.
Starting in 2025, new Chinese tariffs on imported lithium-ion cells and components—especially those used in energy storage systems—have reached levels as high as 104%, according to updated trade filings. This marks a significant increase compared to the average 20.8% rate recorded in 2024.
While increasing U.S. battery production may reduce reliance on imported goods, it does not automatically lower costs in the near term. Building and operating domestic facilities involves higher labor expenses, stricter regulatory compliance, and higher capital costs than established production hubs in Asia.
In 2024, PV Tech reported on the New Zealand energy crisis, which was triggered by wholesale pricing spikes due to gas shortages and low rainfall affecting the country's hydroelectric resources. This crisis highlighted the need for diversification in New Zealand's energy mix, creating opportunities for solar PV expansion.
In 2009, the average turnkey price for a standard 3-kilowatt (kW) PV system was about NZ$40,000; by 2024 the average residential system size had increased to 7 kW while the average cost had fallen to NZ$16,500.
The joint venture has also secured NZ$300 million (US$177 million) in project financing through the Australian and New Zealand bank ANZ for the first 200MW phase of the project. The Te Rahui solar PV plant, located at Rangitāiki approximately 35km east of Taupō on New Zealand's North Island, will be developed in two phases.
Te Rahui will include 900,000 solar PV modules spread across a 1,022-hectare site that was previously used as a dairy farm. The JV plans to incorporate sheep grazing under solar modules into the project design in a practice known as agrivoltaics. The Te Rahui project comes at a critical time for New Zealand's energy sector.
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