Rio Tinto Restarts Tiwai Line With Contact Deal

Contact signs deal to restart potline at Tiwai aluminium smelter

Photo: ODT Files Contact Energy has signed an agreement with Rio Tinto to deliver the power necessary to restart the Line 4 potline at the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter at Tiwai.

Rio Tinto moves to restart fourth potline at Tīwai Pt smelter

Rio Tinto and Contact Energy have done a deal to support the restart of the fourth aluminium potline at the Tīwai Point smelter. The parties have signed a...

Rio Tinto Restarts Tiwai Line With Contact Deal

Rio Tinto will restart a mothballed production line at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, backed by a new wind farm deal with Contact Energy.The companies signed a letter of intent for a power purchase agreement to support restarting Line 4, which has been idle since 2020. The arrangement would see the smelter become a long-term customer for Contact's recently approved Southland Wind Farm.Line 4 restart would require around 50MW of additional electr…