Greytown west electricity network upgrade

Powerco is replacing and upgrading electrical equipment, including power poles, crossarms and rewiring sections of power lines, in western Greytown during February and March.  

The work is to build a more reliable and resilient network for customers and to ensure the region has the power supply to support residential and commercial growth and help avoid unplanned outages in the future.  

This is phase three of a multi-million-dollar upgrade that began in 2020.  

So that the work can be carried out safely and efficiently, a series of planned, intermittent power outages in western Greytown are needed.  

“We’ve been working with people from the community and the timing of this project has been specifically chosen to avoid the coldest of the winter months, the busy Christmas period and any clashes with local events,” says Powerco General Manager Customer Stuart Dickson. 

In the coming weeks, Powerco will be letting affected customers know about the work in different ways, including a direct letter, newspaper advertisements and social media channels. It will be about this time that residents in the work area may see some prep work beginning to take place.  

In addition, customers’ electricity retailers – the company they pay their power bill to – will notify them if an outage is planned for their address.  

To help the community stay informed, Powerco has also set up a dedicated webpage for information about this work.