AURORA ENERGY - GLENORCHY PROJECT UPDATE
May 29, 2023
Good morning,
I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on some work planned this month and next in the Glenorchy area. Our contractors ElectroNet are rebuilding the network across Dart River and through Diamond Lake. The work is scheduled to continue until mid-June, and will see nine sets of new piles and 13 new poles installed, as well as 1.8km of power lines replaced in the Dart River crossing. In the Diamond Lake area, we will replace one set of piles, eight poles, and 970m of power lines.
Both projects will benefit the community by assisting with flood resistance from stronger structures, and the new power lines will allow for increased capacity for future growth.
Naturally, this is a difficult area to work in, and is only able to be completed when the river is at its lowest, and at the time with the lowest impact to the local wildlife. This work was subject to Otago Regional Council consent approval, as well as consultation with local iwi and stakeholders. We have done everything we can to make sure the work is carried out as safely and easily as possible.
In order to reduce customer impact as much as possible, we will be generating any customers in the area throughout the project duration. We will however require one planned power outage to complete the work, which will take place at the end of the project in mid-June. There will be a small group of 20 customers impacted by this power outage, and I have attached a copy of the customer letter that will be sent to them later on today. These customers will also receive the official outage notification from their electricity retailer, however our letter will help to provide some context around the work happening.
We have also engaged with and sent a copy of the attached letter to QLDC, and stakeholders in the Glenorchy community (including the community association, various businesses and local contacts, and local radio), and we will also be sharing a post with details on the work in the Glenorchy Community Facebook Group.
If you have any questions on this project, please feel free to get in touch.
Kind regards,
Grace
Related documents:
- 230510 Glenorchy customer letter May 2023 6 (PDF, 105.01 KB)
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