Joint Development Programme

Energy and reserves dispatch is governed by the market rules of dispatch. This same level of governance does not apply to voltage dispatch.

Additional automation (closer to 80 %) of dispatch and voltage management to enable efficiency gains and improve the consistency of voltage management. 

Improved quality of dispatch by introducing a consistent approach.

Upgrade the SCADA/EMS system with supporting hardware and software infrastructure to ensure ongoing vendor support..

The SCADA/EMS system is the primary tool for operating the transmission network. It also provides critical feeds to the Market System and live data to distribution companies. Although the SCADA/EMS system operates largely in an isolated environment, its susceptibility to cyber security vulnerabilities will grow as the vendor no longer provides security patches. It is therefore prudent to upgrade critical systems to current, vendor-supported versions better designed to manage those threats.

No direct market participant impact.

Replacement of current standalone situational awareness tool to integrated Situational Intelligence capability.

The operation of the power system holds future complexities that will require new capabilities of our systems and users.

No direct market participant impact.

This suite of projects is focused on building power system engineering capability to monitor transient (real time) voltage security.

Delivery of capabilities to enable Transpower to continue to effectively manage a tighter, more constrained, and more complex grid.

No direct market participant impact.

Replacement of various externally facing information exchange platforms such as ACS (Asset Capability Statements) and POCP (Planned Outage Coordination Process), which are reaching end of life.

These information exchange platforms allow the System Operator and market participants to meet there Code obligations. Therefore it is critical that they continue to provide a suitable level of service.

This project will amalgamate several separate platforms onto a single platform. In doing so this will enhance the user experience, insure a single source of truth and allow the System Operator over time to enable workflows and assurance reporting to the benefit of all users.

Provide systems and interfaces to share network and power flow models with distribution companies.

We know that as the power system becomes more distributed in nature and complex in operation it will be important that the right information is being shared backwards and forwards between the System Operator and Distributors.