Green Bond Fact Sheet

A Green Bond Fact Sheet for Mercury NZ Ltd detailing a NZD 200 million green bond issued on September 14, 2020, to fund wind and geothermal energy assets.

• Mercury NZ Ltd issued a green bond on September 14, 2020, with a total amount of NZD 200 million (USD 133 million) and a maturity date of September 14, 2027. The bond is a 'Use of proceeds bond' certified under the Climate Bonds Standard v3, specifically covering geothermal and wind sectors, with pre-issuance verification conducted by DNV GL.
• The proceeds from this first bond are designated for allocation toward Mercury NZ Ltd's geothermal and wind energy assets. The company is a renewables-only electricity provider that contributed approximately 17% of New Zealand's electricity generation, utilizing five geothermal plants and nine hydropower plants located on the North Island along the Waikato River to produce 7MWh of electricity in 2019.
• Mercury NZ Ltd is one of four issuers with Certification in New Zealand, alongside Auckland Council, Meridian Energy, and Contact Energy.

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (2020). Green Bond Fact Sheet. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-09_NZ_Mercury_NZ.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. Green Bond Fact Sheet. 2020. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-09_NZ_Mercury_NZ.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Climate Bonds Initiative |title=Green Bond Fact Sheet |date=18 September 2020 |url=https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-09_NZ_Mercury_NZ.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiative2020green, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{Green Bond Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2020-09_NZ_Mercury_NZ.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }