Feilding substation upgrade
Feilding substation underwent a $9.63 million redevelopment and switchgear replacement during 2024 and 2025.
Supplying electricity to about 13,000 northern ManawatÅ« customers, the work involved replacing the substation’s existing outdoor 33kV switchgear and 11kV switchboard with two new indoor switchboards in a combined switch room.
The upgrade was to help ensure Feilding’s power supply remains reliable and enables future growth.
The work included:
- Permanently removing the two-pole overhead power line structure outside the substation on East St
- Installing two new power poles on East St
- Building a new concrete, mono-pitch roofed switch room, and installing new electrical equipment
- Electrical fit-out
- Demolition of the old building and outdoor switchgear, which is expected to start once the electrical fit-out is complete
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