Western Bay of Plenty Development Plan
Last updated: 23 Dec 2024
Information about planning for increased electricity capacity in the western Bay of Plenty
Projects
Upper South Island upgrade project
Last updated: 23 Dec 2024
Transpower is investigating possible electricity infrastructure investments for the upper South Island, to ensure a reliable power supply for the future as the region grows and more homes and businesses switch their energy use to electricity.
Automated Under Frequency Load Shedding (AUFLS) Project
Last updated: 19 Dec 2024
This Transpower project provides information on the transition from a two block load shedding scheme to a four block load shedding scheme. The four block scheme is planned to be operational by 2025.
Redclyffe substation rebuild
Last updated: 19 Dec 2024
Transpower is working to improve the resilience of the Hawke’s Bay’s electricity supply by strengthening our Redclyffe substation. The substation was severely damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023.
HVDC Submarine Cable Replacement and Enhancement Investigation
Last updated: 13 Dec 2024
Transpower plans to replace the ageing electricity cables that cross Cook Strait at the end of the decade and is considering whether to also increase the capacity of the cables at the same time.
Cable joint repair project - Auckland
Last updated: 11 Dec 2024
Transpower is replacing joints on an underground electricity cable in Auckland between our Brownhill and Pakūranga substations.
Waikato and Upper North Island (WUNI) Upgrade
Last updated: 11 Dec 2024
We're making investments to manage voltage stability in the Waikato and Upper North Island regions.
Upcoming Planned Outages
Last updated: 28 Nov 2024
Sometimes Transpower needs to turn the power off to work on its equipment. Upcoming outages are listed here.
Enabling Huapai
Last updated: 07 Nov 2024
Huapai has an existing switching station which will need to develop into a substation to provide Northland more resilience and be available for demand growth in North Auckland.