Procurement Plan

As System Operator, Transpower has a contract with the Electricity Commission to co-ordinate and manage the real time transmission of electricity – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The System Operator's obligations are set out in Part C of the Electricity Governance Rulebook. These obligations include a Procurement Plan (Part C Schedule C5) which sets out the means by which the System Operator will purchase ancillary services (like instantaneous reserves) in order to operate and manage the power system in real time

Link to the Procurement Plan on the EC website

The System Operator is required under the EGRs to submit a Draft Procurement Plan to the Board by 01 June each year. The Procurement Plan is active from 1 December to 30 November.

The System Operator will use reasonable endeavours to both implement and comply with the procurement plan.

Timeline

Activity	Date	Duration
Draft Plan Submitted to Board	01 Jun
Draft Plan Published		within 10 business days
Submission Period		not less than 10 business days
SO Submission Period		5 business days after closing of submission period
Board to make recommendations to Minister		20 business days
Procurement Plan Active	1 Dec	12 months