WORLD ENERGY TRILEMMA INDEX 2021 New Zealand Ranked Ninth According to the World Energy Trilemma Index 2021, New Zealand has once again scored an AAA grade. This maintains its ranking in the world’s top ten countries. New Zealand has high levels of hydro power, and increasingly wind generated energy which has helped its score. With…
Electrical Workers Registration Board and Energy Safety (a division of Work Safe) in their latest newsletter highlighted the importance of maintaining the safety of fluorescent and high intensity discharge light fittings, due to a number of fire-related incidents involving these fittings in commercial and industrial buildings in New Zealand. They highlighted the importance of regular…
Two unlicensed electrical works were fined by the Auckland district court for carrying out residential electrical work in January 2020. Houmin Zou, one of the unlicensed works, was fined $2500 by the North Shore District Court in Auckland. Alexander Woodhouse, the second unlicensed worker was fined $1200 by Porirua District Court. The electrical workers registrar,…
Due to a grid emergency, leading electricity distributors, Vector, were forced to cut electricity in about 9000 homes in Auckland on 8th June 2020. The outage was spread across Mt Altert, Mt Roskill and part s of Blockhouse Bay, as per the map on Vector’s website. Most of the power was restored on the same…
Once again, the importance of engaging registered electricians or master electricians in the North Shore of Auckland has been highlighted. Two unregistered electricians have been fined more than $6000 each for carrying out unauthorised electrical work. Naveen Kumaran and Duncan Bennett were fined $6750 and $7650, respectively, after separate hearings were held in the North…
Power has been restored to downtown Auckland after an outage crippled the centre city and forced the closure of Britomart rail station. Vector had earlier warned that the CBD and Parnell could remain “without power for some time” after the lunchtime outage struck at about 12.30pm. The cause is still being investigated. The “chaotic” power…
An electrical fire at an Auckland train station caused unexpected major delays for train commuters in Auckland. KiwiRail group chief operating officer Todd Moyle said an electrical fire in a signal cabinet has damaged signalling to the south of Newmarket on the Auckland metro network this morning. Due to the signal issue at Newmarket, all…
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