Tas Gas is Tasmania’s No.1 natural gas retailer. With over 6,000 customers, we are the largest natural gas retailer in the state.
Key Facts about Tas Gas Retail
- Tas Gas Retail (formerly Option One) was granted a licence to retail gas in Tasmania on 21 August 2003
- Tas Gas supplies residential, commercial and industrial clients with natural gas
Key Facts about the Tas Gas Group
- Tas Gas Networks (formerly Powerco) began work on the project in May 2003 with the commencement of the design process
- Tas Gas Networks has invested a total of $150 million in Tasmania’s natural gas rollout with the state government contributing $56 million
- Total assest values are more than $600 million with more than 1,500 km of pipe laid in Tasmania
Key Statistics
- Stage One of the project was worth approximately $34 million
- More than 100 km of pipe was laid in the major urban areas of Hobart, Launceston, Longford, Westbury, Bell Bay, Wynyard and Devonport
- Stage Two construction was completed in 2007. The natural gas network now fronts more than 40,000 homes and 4,000 businesses.
General Manager, Tas Gas Retail
Russell Reid BSc FAICD
Russell Reid is General Manager of Tas Gas Retail Pty Ltd, part of the Brookfield Group.
Tas Gas is the leading natural gas retailer in Tasmania and has been operating since 2004. Tas Gas supplies natural gas to industrial, commercial and residential customers across Tasmania.
Over the past six years Russell has led the growth of Tas Gas Retail from a fledgling company to a successful business, serving the people of Tasmania with more than 5,000 customers.
Prior to working for Tas Gas, Russell had a long career at BHP and then as CEO of Business North.
Tas Gas Retail Pty Ltd ABN 90 110 370 726. Tas Gas Retail is a subsidiary to Tas Gas Networks, Tas Gas Retail Proprietary Limited has been granted a natural gas licence by the Tasmanian Energy Regulator. Tas Gas Retail is responsible for the advice provided on this website.
