General news

Transpower today announced details for the transmission industry’s 2018 STAR Awards.

As owner and operator of the National Grid, Transpower needs to undertake scheduled maintenance activities at the Waiotahe substation and on the connecting line from Edgecumbe to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to Opotiki, Waiotahe,...

Transpower today released a report highlighting the challenges and opportunities inherent in transforming New Zealand’s energy sector.

Transpower has once again put its support behind ShadowTech, providing workplace mentors to female students studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects.

Sheridan Broadbent will join the Transpower Board on 1 May 2018 for an initial term of three years. Pip Dunphy has been appointed Deputy Chair of the Board from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2021.

Transpower will hold a whakapainga and formal opening of its Grid Skills Bunnythorpe facility, on Thursday 29 March.

Transpower today said that a recent prosecution over fishing activity in the Cook Strait Cable Protection Zone (CPZ) highlights the importance of protecting the Cook Strait Cables.

Each year, Transpower publishes a Security of Supply Annual Assessment, providing a medium-to-long-term view of how the power system is expected to respond to a range of supply and demand scenarios.

We can now confirm several transmission pole structures on the two circuits supplying the Hokitika substation have suffered significant damage.

There are still around 900 consumers without power, mostly in South Westland, Hokitika, and areas in the north towards Inangahua.