The Joint Development Programme (JDP) spans a period of five years and involves a range of projects related to service maintenance and service enhancement. The programme is updated at least annually and, as such, may change as planning assumptions become more certain over time.
Other significant System Operator projects that are not part of JDP can be found here.
Service maintenance projects
SCADA Functional Refresh and Lifecycle Upgrade #1 , #2 and #3 (SO)
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Upgrade the SCADA/EMS system with supporting hardware and software infrastructure to ensure ongoing vendor support.. |
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Why we're doing the project |
The SCADA/EMS system is the primary tool for operating the transmission network. It also provides critical feeds to the Market System and live data to distribution companies. Although the SCADA/EMS system operates largely in an isolated environment, its susceptibility to cyber security vulnerabilities will grow as the vendor no longer provides security patches. It is therefore prudent to upgrade critical systems to current, vendor-supported versions better designed to manage those threats. |
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Estimated impact to Market Participants |
No direct market participant impact. |
Situational Intelligence Programme (SO)
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Description |
Replacement of current standalone situational awareness tool to integrated Situational Intelligence capability. |
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Why we're doing the project |
The operation of the power system holds future complexities that will require new capabilities of our systems and users. |
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Estimated impact to Market Participants |
No direct market participant impact. |
Power Systems Programme
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Description |
This suite of projects is focused on building power system engineering capability to monitor transient (real time) voltage security. |
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Why we're doing the project |
Delivery of capabilities to enable Transpower to continue to effectively manage a tighter, more constrained, and more complex grid. |
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Estimated impact to Market Participants |
No direct market participant impact. |
Customer Portal Programme
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Description |
Replacement of various externally facing information exchange platforms such as NZGB (New Zealand Generation Balance) and Dispensations and Equivalences, which are reaching end of life. |
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Why we're doing the project |
These information exchange platforms allow the System Operator and market participants to meet there Code obligations. Therefore it is critical that they continue to provide a suitable level of service. |
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Estimated impact to Market Participants |
This project will amalgamate several separate platforms onto a single platform. In doing so this will enhance the user experience, insure a single source of truth and allow the System Operator over time to enable workflows and assurance reporting to the benefit of all users. |
Joint Development Programme timetable
