Essential Energy is a
state-owned
State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownersh ...
electricity infrastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks for much of
New South Wales, covering 95 percent of the state geography.
It also owns the reticulated water network in
Broken Hill
Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...
through Essential Water, formerly Australian Inland Energy and Water.
Essential Energy was formed from the previously state-owned energy business,
Country Energy
Country Energy, an Australian energy retail subsidiary of Origin Energy, provides natural gas and electricity to retail customers in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.. Since its ...
, when the retail division of the company, along with the Country Energy brand, was sold by the
NSW Government in 2011 to
Origin Energy.
See also
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Stephens Creek Dam
References
External links
Essential EnergyEssential Energy Network Map
Government-owned companies of New South Wales
Electric power distribution network operators in Australia
Australian companies established in 2011
Government-owned energy companies
Energy companies established in 2011
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