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Project summary
Upgrade the HVDC inter-island transmission link and replace undersea cables connecting the North Island and the South Island, including:
replacing, recovering, and disposing of 3 existing HVDC undersea cables, and installing a fourth cable
constructing new or extended cable termination stations at the Oteranga Bay and Ōraumoa / Fighting Bay sites, and relocating existing transmission lines to connect to the termination stations.
Project location
In the Cook Strait, generally in the area subject to the Cook Strait Cable Protection Zone, Oteranga Bay, Ōraumoa / Fighting Bay, and land under the BEN-HAY A line.