Waipā Networks

Waipā Networks owns and operates the electricity network that delivers power to Cambridge, Te Awamutu and the surrounding Waipā region. It is 100% owned by the Waipā Networks Trust and connects approximately 30,000 customers. The company traces its history in the electricity industry back more than 100 years, to the establishment of two of the first Electric Power Boards in New Zealand in Te Awamutu and Cambridge; these Boards amalgamated in 1993 to form Waipā Power, and in 1998 the business became Waipā Networks. Historically a rural network, it has transitioned into a mixed rural, urban and industrial network.

Waipā Networks has a history in the electricity industry spanning more than 100 years, beginning with the establishment of two of the first Electric Power Boards in New Zealand in Te Awamutu and Cambridge. The Boards amalgamated in 1993 to form Waipā Power, and in 1998 the business became Waipā Networks, the name customers are familiar with today. Since then it has expanded its infrastructure, building substations, extending power lines and investing in new technology. Historically rural, the network has transitioned into a mixed rural, urban and industrial network.

A leader in life-improving energy services and solutions, striving to be recognised by its community as a leader in cost-effective and reliable distribution networks.

• Electricity distribution network

  Owns and operates the lines, transformers and substations that deliver power to more than 60,000 people in Waipā and surrounding areas.

• Customer discounts

  Discounts paid to customers twice a year through their retailer electricity bill, calculated based on the property's power usage and price plan.

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