Transpower is consulting on a short-list of possible electricity infrastructure investments for the upper South Island, to ensure a reliable power supply for the future.
Public consultation was open until 14 February 2025 on the short-list of preferred options.
Our consultation information included an overview document and multiple attachments that give additional detail on aspects of our short-list.
Consultation documentation:
- Upper South Island Short List Consultation Overview
- USI Attachment 1 - Need for Investment, Demand and Generation Scenarios
- USI Attachment 2 - Short list of investment options
- USI Attachment 3 - Benefits modelling
- USI Attachment 4 - Preliminary Application of the Investment Test
- USI Attachment 5 - Estimated Pricing Impacts
- USI Attachment 1 Appendix C - GXP Forecasts
Consultation response:
Ngā mihi (thank you) to those who responded to this consultation.
Please reference the USI - short-list summary of submissions for a summary of the key points raised and Transpower's responses. Individual submissions on the short list options are published below.
- Mercury response
- Alpine Energy response
- Orion response
- Fonterra response
- Meridian response
- NewPower response
- Westpower response
- Epsilon Advanced Conductors response
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.