Damaged substation partly restored in New Zealand
New Zealand: Transpower has cancelled a grid emergency in New Zealand after Cyclone Gabrielle flooded the Redclyffe Substation on 14 February.
Image source: T&D World
New Zealand: Transpower has cancelled a grid emergency in New Zealand after Cyclone Gabrielle flooded the Redclyffe Substation on 14 February.
New Zealand’s company Transpower has completed the next stage of partial restoration of the substation, enabling a 220 kV line connection to the local power transmission network, which has increased the supply capacity and reliability.
“The flood damage to the Redclyffe substation was unlike anything I have seen,” Transpower General Manager Mark Ryall said. “It has taken a massive effort from our people working with service providers and the wider community to first restore as much power to the region as possible and then to work around Redclyffe to stabilize supply to the region.”
The region will remain on “reduced security” until the Redclyffe substation is fully restored, which means that there are still risks of power cuts and potential power grid emergencies.
Source: T&D World
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