Westpower

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Westpower Limited
TypePrivate
Headquarters,
New Zealand
Area served
West Coast
Services Electricity distribution
OwnersWest Coast Electric Power Trust (100%)
Website www.westpower.co.nz

Westpower Limited is an electricity distribution business based in Greymouth, New Zealand. The company owns and operates the electricity distribution network in the Westland and Grey districts, and part of the Buller District. The company is wholly owned by the West Coast Electric Power Trust. [1]

Contents

The company's distribution network consists of 2,300 km (1,400 mi) of lines, supplying electricity to approximately 13,700 customers. The network covers the towns of Reefton, Runanga, Greymouth, Hokitika, Ross, Franz Josef and Fox Glacier. [2]

In August 2019 the company's proposed hydro project on the Waitaha River was denied a concession by the Department of Conservation. [3]

Network statistics

Westpower Limited network statistics as of 31 March 2020 [2]
ParameterValue
Total system length2,298 km
110 kV9 km
66 kV61 km
33 kV260 km
11 kV1,570 km
Low voltage (230/400 V)397 km
Customer connections13,735
System maximum demand45 MW
System energy delivered256 GWh

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References

  1. "Ownership | Westpower". www.westpower.co.nz. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "EDB Information Disclosure - Westpower Limited - year ending 31 March 2020" (PDF). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Waitaha refusal stuns Westpower". Otago Daily Times. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.