28182 (2026). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Energy

28182 (2026). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Energy: If negotiations with the gentailers on a funding model to pay for the proposed LNG import facility do not succeed, what form will the "regulatory backstop" agreed by Cabinet take?

Hon Simeon Brown: The regulatory backstop will contain a user pays element and contribution from gentailers consistent with their responsibilities for managing dry-year risk.