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This website gives you information on Transpower's existing and future investment in the National Grid - New Zealand's high voltage transmission network. Browse and bookmark our website to stay informed about our work to keep the energy flowing throughout New Zealand.
What's New
29 Jan 2010: Haywards Substation Community Newsletter - Issue 3 / January 2010
Work has started to prepare the Haywards Substation site for construction of the Pole 3 building and equipment, which will increase the capacity and reliability of the HVDC link.
This is a summary of activity for projects that have been (or are soon to be) proposed to the Electricity Commission.
21 Dec 2009: Presentation on Lower Waitaki Relibility Investigation
Transpower's presentation from the Regional Forum in Waimate.
Major Projects
Building a new power link between Whakamaru and Auckland.
North Auckland and Northland Grid Upgrade Project
Reinforcing the network with new cables and a transformer.
Wairakei to Whakamaru New Transmission Line Project
To help connect new power generation in the area.
HVDC Inter-island Link Pole 3 Project
Increasing the overall capacity of the Inter-island link by replacing Pole 1.
Current Grid New Zealand Projects
Northland
- Marsden Substation Upgrade
- Maungatapere bus security upgrade
- North Auckland and Northland Grid Upgrade Project (NAAN project)
- Otahuhu 200 Mvar Capacitors
- Pakuranga to Penrose Cables
- Penrose New Interconnecting Transformer
- Penrose to Albany Cross Harbour Cables
- Upper North Island Reactive Support Investigation
Auckland
- Drury New 220 kV Switching Station
- North Auckland and Northland Grid Upgrade Project (NAAN project)
- North Island Grid Upgrade
- Otahuhu 200 Mvar Capacitors
- Otahuhu Substation Diversity
- Otahuhu-Whakamaru C Line upgrade
- Pakuranga to Penrose Cables
- Penrose New Interconnecting Transformer
- Penrose to Albany Cross Harbour Cables
- Upper North Island Reactive Support Investigation
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Taranaki
Central North Island
Hawkes Bay
Wellington
Nelson-Marlborough
Canterbury
South Canterbury
West Coast
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Project Type (about...)
Regional Project
Backbone Project