IPENZ director of policy Tim Davin has called the government’s bluff on its commitment to renewable energy resources.

He told journalists at a Science Media Centre briefing that the government’s “aspirational but achievable” goal of 90% of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2025 was an unlikely prospect.

IPENZ research shows that if all the electricity projects currently under construction or consented to are built, and any additional generation comes from wind, then about 68% of electricity will be from renewable sources in 2025.