Projects
Here you will find electricity lines projects we are currently working on and those we have completed.
Bombay-Otahuhu Regional Major capital proposal
The transmission network supplying Bombay and Wiri substations is ageing and requires refurbishment. This network includes the transmission lines between Bombay and Otahuhu substations and Bombay and Meremere substations.
Read moreAurora Energy’s CPP and enhanced information disclosure requirements
Aurora Energy (Aurora) has been moved to a customised price-quality path (CPP) and has been required to publish enhanced information so that stakeholders, including consumers, and the Commission can see what it is doing to fix, upgrade, maintain and operate its electricity lines network.
Read moreWellington Electricity’s 2022–2025 DPP
This project amends the 2020–2025 default price path determination for electricity distributors to contain price settings that provide for Wellington Electricity’s transition to a default price path on 1 April 2021.
Read moreWaikato and Upper North Island voltage management
The closure of Southdown and Otahuhu Power stations in Auckland and the proposed closure of the Rankine units at Huntly Power Station in Waikato are expected to cause voltage management issues in the Auckland and Waikato regions as peak electricity demand increases.
Read more2020-2025 electricity default price-quality path
On 27 November 2019 we set the third default price-quality path (DPP) for the 17 electricity distributors subject to price-quality regulation.
Read more2020-2025 Transpower individual price-quality path
On 14 November 2019, we set Transpower’s individual price-quality path that applies new revenue limits and quality standards for the period April 2020 to March 2025.
Read moreCommerce Commission/Electricity Authority joint project – Spotlight on emerging contestable services
Electricity distributors are increasingly participating in markets for contestable electricity services such as distributed energy services.
Read moreWellington Electricity’s 2018–2021 CPP
On 28 March 2018 we set a customised price-quality path applying new revenue limits and quality standards to Wellington Electricity for April 2018 to March 2021.
Read more2015–2020 Transpower individual price-quality path
In November 2014 we set Transpower's individual price-quality path that applies new revenue limits and quality standards for the period April 2015 to March 2020.
Read moreImpact of emerging technologies in monopoly parts of electricity sector
Emerging technologies are having an increased impact on the monopoly parts of the electricity sector. We are gathering information to better understand its impact.
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