Vector Network News

We are just under 100 days to the Cricket World Cup 2015. The successful delivery of a reliable, uninterrupted flow of electricity during the Cricket World Cup has been a focus for Vector for the past year.
Vector owns over 17,737 kilometres of overhead and underground lines in the greater Auckland area, 12,572 kilometres of gas pipelines, with almost half supplying gas to Auckland and a significant fibre network throughout the city.
We have reviewed maintenance on our plant and infrastructure and have ensured additional staff will be rostered on to give extra cover where necessary, due to the difficulty of moving staff around Auckland city when games are on.
Our technical teams will be deployed in all key areas and will ensure that we minimise restoration times in the event of outages.

Network summary for week ending 23 November 2014
Electricity
Perfect kite-flying conditions during the week saw an enthusiast’s kite meet with power lines on Waiheke. Our contractors cleared the kite from the lines, with no power supply affected. Please take care with kites around power lines and if one does get stuck, do not attempt to free it yourself.
There were seven car v electricity assets during the week in Maraetai, Henderson Valley, Takapuna, Mangere and Glenfield during the week along with two in Avondale. In one of the Avondale incidents, power could not be restored to the two affected customers until Chorus replaced their asset the following morning.
An incredibly busy week for fires in the Auckland area. Our control room isolated power for safety to eight house/building fires in Manurewa (3), Sunnyvale, Northcote, Mt Wellington, Blockhouse Bay and Takapuna during the week.

Shorts

• Vector owns over 18,000 kilometres of overhead and underground lines in the greater Auckland area, and 12,752 of gas pipe lines, almost half of which supply gas to Auckland.

• Vector, proud sponsor of the Arena.

Vector owns and manages a unique portfolio which consists of electricity distribution, gas transmission and distribution, electricity and gas metering installations and data management services, natural gas and LPG and fibre optic networks.

Vector is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange with ticker symbol VCT. Our majority shareholder, with voting rights of 75.4%, is the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT).
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