Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Transpower for InfoPages here.
Transpower - Latest News [Page 2]
National Electricity Grid Smart Investments Come Online
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 1:49 pm | Transpower
Transpower has commissioned the second of two smart investments as part of its commitment to ensuring the national grid will continue to provide safe, reliable, low-cost power to New Zealand electricity consumers. This week, a voltage stability device was connected ... More >>
Transpower Working With Sector To Manage Winter Capacity Risks
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 9:28 am | Transpower
Transpower has said it is committed to working together with the electricity sector to manage potential tight supply situations during cold snaps this winter and keep the power flowing for Aotearoa. These tight supply situations during short periods ... More >>
Transpower Seeks Views On Draft Security Of Supply Assessment
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 10:35 am | Transpower
Transpower in its role as System Operator has released its draft 2023 Security of Supply Assessment (SOSA) for consultation. The annual assessment uses electricity demand and supply forecasts to assess whether there will be enough energy to meet ... More >>
Electrification On Target For 2050 With Low-carbon Technology Shifts Emerging
Monday, 17 April 2023, 1:32 pm | Transpower
Transpower has released its March 2023 Whakamana i Te Mauri Hiko monitoring report. These six-monthly reports provide a window into Aotearoa New Zealand’s energy transition, tracking the sector’s progress against future energy scenarios. March’s monitoring ... More >>
Power Providers Connect To Secure Future Electricity Supply For Queenstown
Monday, 3 April 2023, 12:55 pm | Transpower
This week, power providers Transpower, Aurora Energy and PowerNet met with Queenstown Lakes District Council to announce joint investment to secure future electricity supply for Queenstown and the Wakatipu Basin. Two new transformers will be installed ... More >>
Transpower Completes Further Work To Improve Power Security In Cyclone-affected Regions
Friday, 31 March 2023, 1:49 pm | Transpower
Transpower has completed further work to boost security of electricity supply in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti and Northland. However, it is reminding residents in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti that the risk of power outages remains higher than before Cyclone ... More >>
Transpower Urges Christchurch Residents To Conserve Power To Mitigate Risk Of Power Cuts
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 1:45 am | Transpower
Transpower is calling on consumers in Christchurch, Rangiora and Kaiapoi to reduce electricity usage this evening to minimise the risk of power cuts. The situation has occurred with electricity demand soaring because of unseasonable cold weather ... More >>
Transpower Thanks Christchurch Residents For Help Avoiding Risk Of Power Cuts
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 9:38 pm | Transpower
Transpower has said that reductions in electricity use by residents in Christchurch, Rangiora and Kaiapoi along with quick work by local lines companies to switch off controllable load such as hot water systems helped avoid power cuts this evening. ... More >>
Transpower Completes Partial Restoration Of Damaged Redclyffe Substation
Monday, 13 March 2023, 2:02 pm | Transpower
The completion of the next stage of a partial restoration of Transpower’s cyclone damaged Redclyffe substation has enabled the System Operator to conclude the grid emergency for Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti. Work completed Friday has enabled an ... More >>
Transpower To Create Bypass For Electricity Transmission Lines Supplying Areas North Of Warkworth Following Slip
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 9:29 am | Transpower
As part of asset inspections last week after Cyclone Gabrielle, Transpower has identified a significant slip near two towers carrying high voltage electricity lines feeding Northland. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/f899790384d42b4ce832.jpeg" ... More >>
Transpower Announces Half-year Results
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 10:16 am | Transpower
Transpower New Zealand today released its financial results for the six months ending 31 December 2022, which are set out below. However, subsequent to the reporting period, the North Island of New Zealand experienced widespread devastation when Cyclone Gabrielle ... More >>
Transpower Completes Bypass Of Redclyffe Substation
Monday, 20 February 2023, 3:24 am | Transpower
Transpower has advised that it has completed the bypass of its flooded Redclyffe substation this afternoon. The substation suffered extensive damage during Cyclone Gabrielle and Transpower has been working with Unison Networks to create a bypass ... More >>
Transpower Expects To Complete Bypass Of Flooded Substation Today
Friday, 17 February 2023, 9:57 am | Transpower
Transpower has advised that all going well it expects to complete the bypass of its flooded Redclyffe substation near Taradale this evening. Redclyffe substation suffered extensive damage during Cyclone Gabrielle and Transpower has been working ... More >>
Transpower Continues To Work With Lines Companies To Restore Power In The Hawke's Bay And Tairāwhiti Regions
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 9:11 am | Transpower
Transpower has advised that it has continued to increase the amount of power available to local lines companies in the Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. We have implemented contingency plans and reconfigured part of the network ... More >>
Limited Power Restored To Hawkes Bay And Gisborne
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 4:45 pm | Transpower
Transpower has advised that it has been able to restore some power to parts of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne following the outage this morning resulting from Cyclone Gabrielle. The restored power is not sufficient to power the whole of both ... More >>
Grid Emergency Declared In Hawkes Bay And Gisborne As A Result Of Cyclone Gabrielle
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 11:39 am | Transpower
Transpower has declared a Grid Emergency following the loss of electricity supply to Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. The outage is a result of flooding to the Redclyffe substation following extreme weather from Cyclone Gabrielle. The Unison and Eastland networks ... More >>
Second Stage Of $144m Grid Project Brought Forward In Response To Electricity Demand Increases
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 9:22 am | Transpower
This week, Grid owner Transpower announced it will action stage two of its Waikato-Upper North Island Voltage Management Project. A grid stability device, the second of the project, will be installed at Transpower’s Otahuhu substation, a major juncture ... More >>
Transpower Resolves Grid Emergency Situation
Friday, 7 October 2022, 9:12 am | Transpower
As a result of a fault on the HVDC system which transfers electricity from the South Island to the North Island this morning Transpower called a grid emergency. The grid emergency allowed the System Operator to work with lines companies to remove controllable ... More >>
Transpower Calls Grid Emergency
Friday, 7 October 2022, 7:09 am | Transpower
Transpower has called a grid emergency and is working with electricity lines companies to manage controllable load such as hot water systems. It follows a fault on the HVDC cable which transfers electricity from the South Island to the North Island. ... More >>
Transpower Consults On NZGP1 Stage 1 Shortlist
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 2:02 pm | Transpower
Transpower has released the Net Zero Grid Pathways 1, Stage 1, Shortlist for consultation, seeking views on a shortlist of development plans for grid investment that will enable new renewables and electrification through to 2035. GM Grid Development John Clarke ... More >>
