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Upper South Island Reactive Support

Overview

What we're doing

Transpower is carrying out a programme of work to provide more voltage stability to the upper South Island region.  That programme includes the following projects:

• One 75 Mvar capacitor at Islington 220 kV in 2008
• One +150/-75 Mvar Static Var Compensator (SVC) at Islington 220 kV in 2009
• One +/-40 Mvar Static Synchronous Compensator at Kikiwa 220 kV in 2009
• Reactive Power Controller (RPC) at Islington in 2010.

Why we're doing it

This project will provide greater reactive support to meet the reactive power demands of the connected load following a power system fault.

Tendering

Tendering for this project (if any) will be made through either the GETS or Transpower website. Register at both these sites to be notified of any open tender release.

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• Project Reference:
  UPSI-REA_SUP-DEV-01
• Region:
  Backbone
• Status:
  Completed
• Cost Bracket:
  E "$50 - $100 million"
• Timing:
  2009 - 2010