CovaU — Plans & Profile
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About CovaU
CovaU is a mid-tier Australian energy retailer providing electricity and gas to residential and business customers across most states. It has won multiple Mozo Experts Choice Awards and holds a 4.6 out of 5 rating on ProductReview. CovaU offers accredited GreenPower plans at 25%, 50%, and 100% levels. Ownership is transitioning from Australian ASX-listed to Chinese state-owned via a pending BJEI/Wollar Solar acquisition. CovaU has been fined twice by regulators — by the ACCC for misleading discount claims and by the AER for failing to publish standing offer prices.
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Provider Profile
Customer Count (Energy)
7,196
0.1% market share
As of 2026
Founded
2014
Australian Ownership
partial
CovaU was founded in 2014 and is currently owned by ASX-listed TPC Consolidated Limited. In 2024, TPC agreed to sell CovaU for approximately 100 million dollars to Wollar Solar, the Australian subsidiary of Beijing Jingneng Energy International (BJEI), a state-owned Chinese energy company. The acquisition is subject to FIRB and regulatory approval.
GreenPower
Yes — accredited
Parent Company
TPC Consolidated Limited (ASX:TPC), pending acquisition by Wollar Solar / Beijing Jingneng Energy International (BJEI)
Regulatory Issues
Paid 67,800 dollars AER infringement notice (June 2023) plus accepted a court-enforceable undertaking for failing to display standing offer prices on its website (July 2021 to January 2023). Also paid 12,600 dollars in ACCC penalties (July 2019) for allegedly misleading claims about discounts on energy plans.
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Energy Plans
Electricity Plans (364)
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Gas Plans (60)
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