The next power company to be put on the block will be named in next week's Budget.

As Europe’s economy shrinks and interest rates in the eurozone, the US and Japan touch record lows, many investors are seeking opportunities outside their home markets.

One energy equities analyst puts a $2.60 price on the shares in research published this week

Shareholders Association poll suggests up to half of people who intended to invest in the Mighty River Power partial privatisation have changed their minds or are reconsidering.

AMP Capital says plans could destroy shareholder value in the way Labour did to Telecom in 2006.