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2008 Grid Upgrade Plan - archive

A Grid Upgrade Plan (GUP) was a plan prepared by Transpower and submitted to the Commission to upgrade the high-voltage transmission network, or national grid, that transmits electricity throughout the country. This page includes information and documents relating to the 2008 GUP.

Transpower submitted a new grid upgrade plan to the Electricity Commission on 17 December 2008 (2008 GUP). The 2008 GUP contained, among other things:

• A comprehensive plan for asset management and operation of the grid;
• Information on investment contracts; and four investment proposals.

Plan and proposals

• Part 1 and 2 - Comprehensive plan for asset management and investment contracts

• Part 3 - Wairakei Ring economic investment

• Part 4 - Maungatapere Bus Security investment proposal

• Part 5 - Wellington 110kV interconnection investment proposal

• Part 6 - Woodville-Mangamaire-Masterton transmission investment proposal

• Part 7 - Bombay Bus Security investment proposal

• Part 8 - Redclyffe Bus Security investment proposal

• Part 9 - Marsden Substation investment proposal

• Part 10 - Redclyffe 220/110kV interconnection investment proposal

This page is related to: Transmission.

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