Aurora said the 3.15km 33kV cable would stretch from the Kaikorai Valley zone substation, in Stone St, to Transpower’s Halfway Bush grid exit point yard, in Wakari Rd.
The company said the project would improve the security of electricity supply for the more than 3300 customers in Kaikorai Valley, Brockville, Kenmure, Mornington and Belleknowes who are supplied by the Kaikorai Valley zone substation.
The project began last month and was expected to be completed by late May.
"To minimise the impact on customers and avoid extra disruptions, we have worked closely with our contractor KB Contractors Ltd to align our project schedule with other work under way in the area," Aurora Energy service delivery general manager Richard Starkey said.
No planned power outages were needed to complete this work. However some street closures and traffic management would be needed.
"We ask all customers to factor in additional travel time and be prepared for delays.
"We have been in touch with landowners who will be directly impacted by this work and will continue to keep them updated as the project progresses," Mr Starkey said.
The Kaikorai Valley to Halfway Bush cable project is part of Aurora Energy’s wider $560 million investment programme across Dunedin, Central Otago/Wānaka and Queenstown. — Allied Media
