Photo: ODT FilesTranspower representatives will meet members of the Gibbston community next week to discuss their concerns about a second power line running through the valley. Three options would involve a second line between Cromwell and a new substation at Arrow Junction, near Arrowtown. A fourth option was for a 105km line between Roxburgh and Queenstown’s Jacks Point, via the Remarkables Range. The new line would ‘‘roughly follow’’ the existing 40.3km line from Cromwell, although the company would consider options for its alignment. However, Mr Webb said the present preferred option was ‘‘the shortest distance between two points’’, where power was available from Transpower’s existing 220kV network.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 29, 2026 16:01 UTC