Transpower stories
A Southland data centre project has moved ahead as Transpower secures long-lead equipment to help Datagrid meet a late-2027 commissioning target.
Financing for batteries is being shaped by predictable revenue and grid access, leaving New Zealand behind larger storage markets.
Datagrid wins consent for Southland “AI factory” data centre and subsea cable, paving way for 280 MW campus near Invercargill.
New Zealand's sustainable energy solutions advance as Ara Ake and SolarZero successfully pilot a Virtual Power Plant, utilising solar energy from 10,000 homes to manage winter energy demand spikes.
The combined group will expand service for commercial and utility-scale customers across New Zealand and the Pacific after the acquisition closes.
Iwi and hapū face a narrow window to secure jobs, land rights and returns as New Zealand's power system shifts away from fossil fuels.
Households could get better solar export prices under ACT's plan to widen electricity competition and let private firms build grid links.
Rising electrification demand is driving a bigger build-out of New Zealand's grid, with approved projects set to lift capital spending further.
Long-lead transformers have been ordered to keep New Zealand's largest AI data centre on track for a late-2027 grid connection.
Households and businesses were kept supplied despite a record winter morning peak of 7,415 MW, as low wind tightened the grid.
Officials alert PM that submarine cables, vital for vast data transfers, are attractive espionage targets amid global concerns over their security.
Delays and cost blowouts on major infrastructure projects could ease as ministers move to streamline land acquisition rules and compensation disputes.
Transpower partners with Spark to upgrade the TransGO fibre optic network, enhancing critical infrastructure with improved connectivity, digitisation, and mobility.
Transpower New Zealand has seized the global spotlight at the Red Hat Innovation Awards 2024 for its transformative use of open source solutions in modernising its electricity market system.
In response to a potential electricity crisis, SolarZero swiftly supplemented the national grid with 30MW from its Virtual Power Plant technology.
Cyclone Gabrielle showed why decentralised power could keep homes, water and communications running when the main grid fails.
Tenants can keep choosing their own retailer as building owners and body corporates turn privately owned power lines into recurring income.
Phase one of the park could supply electricity for 30,000 homes and help Canterbury businesses and aviation cut fossil fuel use.
New transmission upgrades and extra storage will be needed as the smelter’s exit frees up 12% of New Zealand’s electricity, experts say.
Billions in COVID-19 spending could be used to unlock projects, create jobs and speed New Zealand’s economic recovery, Infrastructure NZ says.
