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Renewable grid connections

Aotearoa’s energy future is being built right now – in solar arrays, wind farms, and battery storage projects across the country. But new generation only has value once it’s on the grid. We work with you to get your renewable asset connected, compliant, and generating – from first feasibility study through to commissioning.

Compliance and connection design

Every grid connection starts with the standards. Our engineers work through feasibility assessments, system impact studies, and connection applications to make sure your project meets the requirements of the local network company. We design the connection infrastructure around your generation asset: protection schemes, switchgear layouts, and cable routes built to satisfy the network operator and perform reliably in the long term.

Construction and grid integration

Connecting a solar farm or BESS to the grid is a different kind of build. Our crews deliver the substation construction, civil works, and cable installation needed to tie your generation asset into the network. For projects that need them, we build and commission substations – IEC 61850-compliant protection and automation, GOOSE messaging, and process bus architectures. One team handles the physical build and the digital integration.

Testing and commissioning

Before your site generates its first unit of electricity, our technicians make sure it’s safe, compliant, and ready for the network. We deliver protection scheme testing, primary plant verification, and end-to-end commissioning of control and communication systems – from inspection and test plans and factory acceptance through to energisation – with full digital documentation for asset owner sign-off. The result is a generation asset commissioned with full confidence from both you and the network operator.

Let's get your project on the grid

Supporting Aotearoa’s shift to cleaner generation is part of our commitment to kaitiakitanga – guardianship of the whenua and the networks that connect it. Whether you’re at the feasibility stage or ready to build, get in touch, and we’ll connect you with the right people to talk through what your renewable energy project needs.

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