This section contains all current and closed Commission regulatory projects. This includes determinations, reports, inquiries, studies and disclosures relating to telecommunications, electricity lines, gas pipelines, airports and dairy.
As part of our process of setting Transpower’s individual price-quality path (IPP) from 1 April 2020, we may consider amendments to the input methodologies (IM) necessary for implementing this IPP and future price-quality paths.
We reviewed the Transpower capital expenditure input methodology (IM) in 2017/18 to assess whether any changes were necessary to more effectively promote the purpose of Part 4, the purpose of the IMs, or significantly reduce complexity and compliance costs, for the long-term benefit of consumers. We completed our review in May 2018.
We are required to review the input methodologies for specified airport services, electricity distribution and transmission, and gas pipelines every 7 years. We completed our first review in December 2016.
As part of our process of setting the default price-quality path (DPP) for electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) from 1 April 2020, we have amended our input methodologies (IMs) for electricity distribution services necessary to implement this DPP and future price-quality paths.
We have amended our input methodologies to take account of recent changes to lease accounting (IFRS 16) introduced by the International Accounting Standards Board.
We are currently reviewing the rules and processes that underpin the Commission’s regulation of airport services, electricity lines services, and gas pipeline services.