13 May 2026
News from Transpower - May 2026
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24 Apr 2026
Accelerated investment in electricity supply must continue, Transpower analysis shows
The electricity sector is responding to mitigate recent electricity supply challenges caused by the decline in natural gas and the transition to a more highly renewable electricity system.
21 Apr 2026
Celebrating excellence: The Engineering and Technology Excellence Awards are back!
We’re thrilled to be launching the 2026 Engineering and Technology Excellence Awards, designed to recognise the people and teams behind innovative change across the transmission sector.
13 Apr 2026
Transpower consults on removal of ageing Cook Strait electricity cables at end-of-life
Transpower is consulting on the removal of three ageing Cook Strait electricity cables at an estimated cost of $120 million, once new cables have been installed in the early 2030s.
08 Apr 2026
News from Transpower - April 2026
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01 Apr 2026
Transpower receives draft approval for $1.1 billion HVDC upgrade
The Commerce Commission has given Transpower draft approval for a $1.1 billion investment in New Zealand’s High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) inter-island electricity link.
11 Mar 2026
News from Transpower - March 2026
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11 Mar 2026
Transpower’s Rolleston Warehouse will enable uplift in South Island electrification investment
Transpower today opened a new $32 million warehouse in Rolleston as it scales up its investment in the South Island’s electricity transmission grid.
02 Mar 2026
Transpower publishes 2050 growth scenarios to power economic growth and a net-zero future
As part of Transpower’s Te Kanapu initiative to create a future grid blueprint, today they published Future Direction – Our Energy Scenarios, describing five possible futures for New Zealand.
11 Feb 2026
News from Transpower - February 2026
Every month we release an e-newsletter with the latest information from Transpower.