Scanpower

Scanpower is one of the twenty eight regional electricity distribution companies in New Zealand, supplying power to customers in the Northern Tararua region. Our network covers a geographic area of 2,100km² and includes 875km of overhead and underground power lines, 1400 transformers and additional assets such as switchgear and circuit breakers. Scanpower takes supply from the National Grid at Transpower’s Woodville and Dannevirke substations at 110kV and runs an 11kV distribution system. This covers the towns of Dannevirke, Woodville and Norsewood, in addition to rural areas such as Ormondville, Matamau and Weber. We operate an in-house team of line mechanics, technicians, engineers and project managers who maintain and operate our electricity network assets.