Islington Upgraded Reactive Power Controller

Monthly Snapshot

Ref: ISL-RPC-DEV-01
Investment Proposal to Electricity Commission	June 2007
Electricity Commission Approval	August 2007
Projected Commissioning Date	November 2011
Monthly Update
November 2011	RPC commissioned 9 November. Continuing with in-service monitoring for undefined period to ensure unit works as expected.
October 2011	Commissioning tests underway
September 2011	Issues resolved. Expecting to commission in early November.
August 2011	Testing 75% completed. A voltage issue during testing caused by an error in the software of the local RPC is presently being investigated. Commissioning now expected to be complete in September.
July 2011	Project continuing to progress to plan
June 2011	Project continuing to progress to plan.
May 2011	It is expected that the system commissioning tests will take up to four weeks to complete, depending on system conditions with the trial period starting in early August.
February 2011	Christchurch earthquake has delayed commissioning now until approximately June 2011
December 2010 / January 2011	Installation has commenced.