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Here you will find electricity lines projects we are currently working on and those we have completed.

Aurora 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.

2025 reset of the electricity default price-quality path

On 20 November 2024, we published our final decisions for the default price quality path for electricity distribution businesses (DPP4), beginning 1 April 2025.

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.

Amendments to information disclosure requirements 2015

We amended the information disclosure determinations for electricity distribution and gas pipeline businesses to address identified issues for the 2015 disclosure year.

Setting the information disclosure requirements under Part 4

Following the introduction of the Part 4 reforms, we reviewed existing requirements and finalised new sets of rules for electricity distributors and gas pipelines businesses.

Amendments to information disclosure requirements 2017

We have amended the information disclosure determinations for airport services, electricity distribution and gas pipeline businesses to address identified issues for the 2018 disclosure year.

Amendments to information disclosure requirements 2024

We have made changes to the information disclosure (ID) requirements for electricity distribution businesses (EDBs) as required under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.

Commerce 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.

Impact 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.

Productivity and efficiency study of electricity distributors

The Commission is reviewing the productivity and efficiency of EDBs. This will be an ongoing project with the intention of embedding periodic assessments and publications on EDBs’ productivity/efficiency within the Commission’s performance and understanding function.

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