Project news

Transpower has announced it will commence work on the first phase of its Waikato Upper-North Island Voltage Management (WUNIVM) project.  
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Transpower's mobile substation is getting connected into Waverley substation to keep power on to the local community during connection of the new wind farm there.

Transpower's work at Karapiro a complex job in a live substation

Transpower has released a consultation document, seeking industry views on whether current market conditions support Transpower proceeding to complete the Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project.

Under the Elecricity Industry Participation Code, Transpower is required to demonstrate a net benefit for any temporary or permanent reconfiguration of the grid.

Transpower has successfully completed the lay of a new telecommunications cable under the Cook Strait and removed 154km of redundant cable.

Transpower, has confirmed that around 2.5km of transmission line over Spotswood and connecting near Port Taranaki will be removed

Transpower is seeking input from the community on where it should place a permanent connection between its two transmission lines that feed into Port Taranaki.

Transpower needs to undertake scheduled maintenance activities at the Waiotahe substation and on the connecting line from Edgecumbe requiring an outage on 11 November from 7:30am to 5:00pm

Transpower confirmed today that work to decommission and remove its telecommunications tower and associated facilities on top of Mt Putauaki will start early August (weather permitting).
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