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As demand for electricity grows in the Waikato, Transpower is considering options to invest in the regional transmission network to ensure the power supply remains reliable

New equipment at Transpower’s Haywards site will maximise the use of New Zealand’s interisland electricity link and deliver $56 million of value to New Zealanders over its lifetime.

Transpower restores electricity transmission circuits after solar storm subsides

The G4 geomagnetic storm affecting Earth as a result of solar activity has been upgraded to a G5 event.

Transpower is aware of a G4 geomagnetic storm that is likely to affect Earth this weekend as a result of significant solar activity producing a coronal mass injection.

Transpower has thanked New Zealanders for reducing power use this morning

New Zealand is facing a potential shortfall of electricity supply between 7am and 9am tomorrow morning because of an unseasonal cold snap and low wind generation.

Transpower has announced today its preferred plan to improve the resilience of Hawke’s Bay’s electricity supply by strengthening its Redclyffe substation.

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The award recognises Transpower’s multi-year transformation of its critical market system, successfully positioning it to adapt to an evolving electricity market as New Zealand electrifies.