8. 1908
Auckland electricity
network sparked into
life with 12 customers
1922
Auckland Electric Power Board (AEPB)
formed with 8,500 customers from
Auckland City – Papakura
1928
40,000 customers
on the network
1994
AEPB corporatised
and renamed
Mercury Energy
1999
Government reforms mean
Mercury Energy is split,
with the newly separated
lines business being formed
and names Vector
2002
Following the acquisition of
United Networks, Vector
becomes one of the largest
infrastructure companies in NZ
2005
After acquiring a majority shareholding
in NGC Ltd, Vector is listed on the NZ
Stock Exchange
2007
Vector establishes a
joint venture to
deliver advanced
metering services
throughout NZ
2010
Vector buys
out it’s partner
to own 100%
of Advanced
Metering
Services Ltd
2013
Vector completes
acquisition of
Contact’s gas
metering business
for 128k gas metres
around the North
Island
2016
AEMO grants
Vector accreditation as
Metering Provider and
Metering Data Provider in
the Australian National
Electricity Market
2016
Vector begins the integration
of energy storage and deploys
one of the largest energy
storage systems in the
Southern Hemisphere with the
Tesla Powerpack
1905 1915 1925 1935 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015