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Transpower predicts massive shakeup in power sector
The country's power grid operator is predicting a massive shakeup in the power sector including the failure of some lines companies amid a big uptake of new technologies such as solar. Transpower CEO… Audio
Power supply reliability predicted to fall
The reliability of New Zealand's electricity supply will slip below established standards from 2019 to at least 2025, according to Transpower.
Cyber security of NZ's electricity in spotlight
Transpower was forced to move fast when 13-percent cost overruns and a five-month delay to a new control system threatened to leave it without proper protection from hackers.
Transpower forced to scramble
Transpower has been forced to scramble fast to secure proper IT protection for vital infrastructure when an important upgrade hit a series of snags. Audio
Huntly power plant closures could put power supply at risk
Transpower says New Zealand's electricity supply could be at risk in a cold dry winter when Genesis Energy shuts its coal-burning power plants at Huntly in 2018. Audio
Margins narrow for North Island energy security
New analysis by Transpower shows the upper North Island will have a lower margin of safety as its electricity capacity shrinks - but it should get by.
Transpower can recover some but not all of grid cost overruns
Transpower says it's satisfied with a Commerce Commission decision to let it to charge consumers more to recover up to 75 percent of cost overruns on its North Island Grid Upgrade Project. Audio
Transpower can recover some but not all of grid cost overruns
Transpower will be able to charge customers more to recover some, but not all, of the cost overruns on its recently completed North Island Grid Upgrade Project. Audio
Transpower needs to reduce costs to offset loss of revenue
Transpower says it is going to have work smarter and dig deeper to make up for a reduction in revenue over the rest of the current financial year. The state-owned national grid operator warned it… Audio
