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Overview

This is one of the largest transmission projects to be undertaken in New Zealand since 1960. It is vitally important to meet the growing electricity demand in the upper North Island.

There are three major components: an overhead transmission line, substations and underground cables. The 186 km, 400 kV capable overhead transmission line runs from a new substation at Whakamaru to a new switching station in South Auckland. Four underground 220 kV cable circuits will run from this substation - two circuits to a new substation at the existing Pakuranga site and, at a later date, two circuits to Otahuhu substation.

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LATEST NEWS

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Project Alert - Dannemora Construction Progress Update

The construction team have installed the first circuit of the 220kV cables.

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Overhead Lines Construction Progress

A snapshot of progress for our main phases of work on the overhead transmission line.

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Pakuranga substation goes live

A major milestone was hit on 4 December with the commissioning of the new 220 kV substation at Pakuranga.

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PROJECT TIMELINE

01.02.2010
Construction at Pakuranga substation starts
01.02.2010
Construction of overhead line starts
01.10.2010
Excavation and trenching of cable route starts
01.10.2010
Construction at Brownhill/Whakamaru substations start
01.04.2011
Erection of 7 monopoles in Waipa starts
01.09.2011
Stringing of transmission lines starts
16.09.2012
Commissioning of line