Northpower New substation to power up Mangawhai More than ever people and companies are seeing Northland as a great place to live and do business, and this is particularly so in Mangawhai. Traditionally a small seaside settlement with a large proportion of holiday homes, in recent years Mangawhai has expanded. dramatically and now boasts a growing community with many full-time residents. The plans are for a 15 megawatt substation located within the Mangawhai Central development area, with a total project value of around $10 million. This substation will initially be able to power over 7,500 homes, and provide additional back up to customers supplied from the Mangawhai North substation. The area has seen a swell in new subdivisions and other developments, with many more in the planning stage. Northpower Network's Chief Operating Officer Josie Boyd says Northpower has been working on plans to support the growing demand for electricity in the area. "In order to provide electrical capacity to cover the growth we have reached the stage where we now need to build new substation in Mangawhai," Ms Boyd says. The substation has been designed to fit in with the surroundings and will consist of a modern tilt slab building which will house all the electrical equipment. From the outside, the substation will look modern and fresh with landscaping designed to blend in to the surrounding development. "The substation will be built with room to grow and have space within the building to house an additional transformer, meaning as Mangawhai grows, we can expand our capacity to keep up" Ms Boyd says. Find out about Unplanned Outages If you are experiencing a power cut go to northpower.com (on your mobile device) to check the latest information and updates on outages. If your outage is not showing on the website, please call 0800 10 40 40. For large outages we also post the information and updates on our Northpower facebook page. General enquiries: 0800 66 78 47 northpower.com Latest news & updates from around our Network Along with the substation, new high-voltage lines to the area will be installed to connect the new substation to the existing Mangawhai North substation, providing important back up and greater resiliency to the electricity supply in the area. All the work is SUMMER DIY SAFETY Look Up -If you're handling tall objects like scaffolding or ladders near power lines - look up and make sure these won't come into contact with power lines. Find us on being done by Northpower with the help of Northland contractors. Work on the new Mangawhai substation will begin in December 2022 and is due to be completed next year. There will be an opportunity for the community to tour the substation before it is commissioned. Look Out - Before painting near lines coming into you house, or waterblasting call us for a safety disconnection - 0800 10 40 40. Look Down - If you're planning to dig for any reason be sure you know where the underground cables are - check beforeudig.co.nz first then give us a call to locate the cable. For power and hot water faults: 0800 10 40 40 Northpower New substation to power up Mangawhai More than ever people and companies are seeing Northland as a great place to live and do business , and this is particularly so in Mangawhai . Traditionally a small seaside settlement with a large proportion of holiday homes , in recent years Mangawhai has expanded . dramatically and now boasts a growing community with many full - time residents . The plans are for a 15 megawatt substation located within the Mangawhai Central development area , with a total project value of around $ 10 million . This substation will initially be able to power over 7,500 homes , and provide additional back up to customers supplied from the Mangawhai North substation . The area has seen a swell in new subdivisions and other developments , with many more in the planning stage . Northpower Network's Chief Operating Officer Josie Boyd says Northpower has been working on plans to support the growing demand for electricity in the area . " In order to provide electrical capacity to cover the growth we have reached the stage where we now need to build new substation in Mangawhai , " Ms Boyd says . The substation has been designed to fit in with the surroundings and will consist of a modern tilt slab building which will house all the electrical equipment . From the outside , the substation will look modern and fresh with landscaping designed to blend in to the surrounding development . " The substation will be built with room to grow and have space within the building to house an additional transformer , meaning as Mangawhai grows , we can expand our capacity to keep up " Ms Boyd says . Find out about Unplanned Outages If you are experiencing a power cut go to northpower.com ( on your mobile device ) to check the latest information and updates on outages . If your outage is not showing on the website , please call 0800 10 40 40 . For large outages we also post the information and updates on our Northpower facebook page . General enquiries : 0800 66 78 47 northpower.com Latest news & updates from around our Network Along with the substation , new high - voltage lines to the area will be installed to connect the new substation to the existing Mangawhai North substation , providing important back up and greater resiliency to the electricity supply in the area . All the work is SUMMER DIY SAFETY Look Up -If you're handling tall objects like scaffolding or ladders near power lines - look up and make sure these won't come into contact with power lines . Find us on being done by Northpower with the help of Northland contractors . Work on the new Mangawhai substation will begin in December 2022 and is due to be completed next year . There will be an opportunity for the community to tour the substation before it is commissioned . Look Out - Before painting near lines coming into you house , or waterblasting call us for a safety disconnection - 0800 10 40 40 . Look Down - If you're planning to dig for any reason be sure you know where the underground cables are - check beforeudig.co.nz first then give us a call to locate the cable . For power and hot water faults : 0800 10 40 40