Pursuant to Regulation 194 (2) of the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003, the Electricity Commission gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice is the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 35 (Transpower New Zealand Limited)) Exemption Notice 2006.
(2) This notice comes into force on the day after the date
it is notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Exemption—(1) Transpower New Zealand Limited (“Transpower”) is exempted from compliance with Rule 11.5.2 of Section IV of Part C of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003.
(2) This exemption is granted under urgency in reliance on Regulation 194 (4).
3. Terms and conditions—This exemption is granted on the condition that it only applies if:
(a) High Voltage Direct Current (“HVDC”) link runback occurs during south transfer; and
(b) that runback occurs in response to a tripping
or de energisation of one or more of the
following circuits (collectively referred to as
“the BPE-HAY circuits”):
(i) Bunnythorpe – Haywards circuit 1;
(ii) Bunnythorpe – Haywards circuit 2;
(iii) Bunnythorpe – Haywards circuit 3;
(iv) Bunnythorpe – Wilton circuit 1;
(v) Haywards – Wilton circuit 1.
4. Reason for granting the exemption—The reason for granting this exemption is to remove any disincentive on Transpower to offering:
(a) the HVDC runback capability; and
(b) the consequential increase in the south transfer capability through the BPE-HAY circuits.
5. Expiry—This exemption expires with the close of
20 September 2006.
Pursuant to Regulation 194 (5) (c), the Commission will publicise the exemption on the Commission’s web site and will have regard to any views that participants make known to it by 25 May 2006 at 5.00 p.m.
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of April 2006.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
ROY HEMMINGWAY, Chair.