Northland launches electricity plan and $1 million fund after power pylon collapse

Northland is set to receive a new electricity plan following a major power outage caused by a fallen Transpower pylon in June. The incident left over 88,000 homes and businesses without power, significantly impacting the local economy. In response, Northland MP Grant McCallum announced a three-part initiative. This includes a regional electricity resilience plan, efforts to develop a renewable energy strategy, and a $1 million resilience fund. These measures aim to improve energy reliability in Northland and address the issues that arose from the pylon collapse, which was attributed to contractor negligence.