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.
This is the third disclosure for Auckland and Christchurch International Airports since information disclosure requirements were set under Part 4 of the Commerce Act – referred to as price setting event 3 (PSE3).
Emerging technologies are having an increased impact on the monopoly parts of the electricity sector. We are gathering information to better understand its impact.
On 10 October we made our decision on Transpower’s proposal to replace the conductors and strengthen the structures of a 9.5km section of its high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission network in Wellington.
The Commission has received a joint application for clarification under section 156AN of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (Act) from the following local fibre companies (LFCs):
We reviewed the Transpower capital expenditure input methodology 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.
The Transpower capital expenditure IM (capex IM) was set in January 2012 and has two major functions. These are to provide for the scrutiny of Transpower's proposed and actual investment, and to incentivise Transpower to deliver those investments effectively.
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 reviewed the related party transactions provisions as part of the 2015/16 Input Methodologies (IM) review and completed our review in December 2017.