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Commission progresses grid upgrade consultation

Published: Wed 23 Nov 2005 12:57 AM
Media release
23 November 2005
Commission progresses grid upgrade consultation
The Electricity Commission is hosting a third series of public meetings in the Waikato and South Auckland regions from 7 to 13 December 2005. The meetings are part of the Commission’s consultation process for considering alternatives to Transpower’s proposed transmission grid upgrade between Whakamaru and Otahuhu.
The commission wants to ensure a reliable electricity supply to Auckland and North Auckland and is considering alternatives to a transmission upgrade before making a decision on whether to approve Transpower’s proposals.
The commission has made significant progress in its analysis of ideas from more than 130 submissions received in July 2005 in response to its consultation paper, Alternatives to Transpower’s Proposed Whakamaru-Otahuhu Transmission Upgrade. Members of the public and interested parties are invited to attend the meetings to hear about the commission’s progress on which alternatives it will compare with Transpower’s proposal.
The submissions and a summary of the commission’s next steps in the consultative and review process are available on the web at: http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/consultation/transaltern
Meeting venues, dates and times are as follows:
Wednesday, December 7:
South Waikato and Taupo, Tokoroa Council Chamber, Tokoroa, 12 noon
Matamata-Piako and Hauraki, Senior Citizens’ Association Hall, Morrinsville, 7pm
Thursday, December 8:
Waipa, Cambridge Raceway, Taylor St, Cambridge, 12 noon
Waikato, Matahuru Hall, Storey Rd, Matahuru, 7pm
Monday, December 12:
Franklin, Hunua Hall, Hunua, 7.30pm
Tuesday, December 13:
Manukau, Whitford Hall, Whitford, 7pm
The Electricity Commission is a Crown entity set up in 2003 under the Electricity Act to oversee New Zealand’s electricity industry and markets.
ENDS

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