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Our work in energy construction generates profits and capabilities to directly support our investments in Northland. It also puts us in a position to contribute directly to New Zealand’s energy future.

Over the last decade, we’ve earned a reputation as a trusted New Zealand construction company because we deliver consistently, safely, and with the discipline essential for working on the critical assets that people and businesses depend on every day. We are proud to work with New Zealand’s leading energy and infrastructure companies as we lay the groundwork for the country’s transition to a more sustainable, resilient energy system, while generating returns for our Northland customers.

We are deeply committed to earning the trust of our clients through consistent high-quality services. Our technical credibility, the practical skills required to design, build, operate, and maintain electricity infrastructure, are tailored to their specific needs.

Our practical experience helps our clients manage risk, keep people safe, and protect communities from avoidable disruption. As electrification accelerates and the energy system faces evolving demands, we are evolving our services to meet our clients’ needs.

Our roots are in the North, but our impact reaches far beyond. With a large and highly capable workforce, we support the energy companies that enable New Zealand’s daily life and economic activity. By supporting our clients and providing the capabilities they need to build and maintain their assets, our teams are doing their part to support the critical investments in energy across New Zealand.

We are proud to work alongside clients, partners, and stakeholders who are investors in the energy system that provides the resilience and capacity to enable New Zealand’s energy future. The case studies and articles in this chapter highlight how supporting our clients through technical depth and disciplined delivery helps them turn electrification opportunities into tangible outcomes for communities and customers. Their efforts are enabling homes, businesses, and industries to adapt and thrive in a more electrified economy.

In a sector where the consequences of getting it wrong are real, Northpower’s commitment is simple: roll up your sleeves, get in behind the clients and help deliver the deep infrastructure work needed to ensure New Zealand’s energy future.

Supporting Mercury’s Kaiwaikawe wind farm

Working with Mercury Energy, Northpower is installing transmission infrastructure and network upgrades to connect Kaiwaikawe wind farm and support renewable electrification.

Huntly BESS (battery energy storage system)

Collaborating with Genesis Energy, Northpower delivered battery energy storage infrastructure at Huntly, enabling grid-scale energy storage and strengthening system resilience.

Faster fault finding with drones

Collaborating with Aurora Energy, Northpower provided advanced inspection capability across South Island networks, using drones and thermal imaging to identify faults.

Complex Transpower foundations

Working with Transpower, Northpower constructed 93 reinforced concrete foundations, using helicopter access to install transmission infrastructure in remote terrain.

Powering Ruakura Superhub for Tainui

Collaborating with Tainui Group Holdings, Northpower delivered substation infrastructure at Ruakura Superhub to enable independent supply and future growth.

Extreme weather response for Powerco

Responding to extreme weather events across multiple regions, Northpower teams worked together to restore power and support communities across the lower North Island.

Rapid response termination repairs at Huntly

Working with Genesis Energy and Transpower, Northpower provided specialist capability to repair critical 220kV termination infrastructure, restoring service and maintaining system stability.

Collaborating with Pacific partners

Hosting Cook Islands’ electricity provider Te Aponga Uira, Northpower shared specialist knowledge and hands-on experience to support Pacific electricity networks.

Welcoming Connell Contractors to Northpower

Northpower acquires Connell Contractors, adding civil and structural expertise in substations, renewable generation and other infrastructure projects.

Waiotahe substation upgrade

Working alongside Transpower, Northpower is upgrading substation infrastructure at Waiotahe to increase capacity, resilience and support renewable electrification.

Supporting critical transport infrastructure

Northpower is relocating and reconfiguring Transpower’s transmission infrastructure along the Cambridge–Piarere corridor to support major transport upgrades.

Morrinsville network upgrade

In partnership with Powerco, Northpower installed 33kV underground infrastructure and a new substation in Morrinsville to support future electrical growth.