Welcome to CIGRE NZ Annual Conference 2024

Building New Zealand’s Future Power Systems

The CIGRE NZNC Annual Conference 2024 is poised to be an engaging event, bringing together top experts and key stakeholders from the power system industry across New Zealand. This year’s conference will delve into the future of New Zealand power systems, deep dive into how they are evolving to meet emerging challenges and opportunities.

The conference will encompass the CIGRE NZNC Annual Forum, featuring 4 interactive technical sessions facilitated by the 10 active NZ CIGRE Study committees in addition to an interesting real case study of the June 20, 2024 transmission tower collapse event alongside selected industry technical presentations. A deep-dive parallel Study Committee B1: Insulated Cable, Day 2 and Day 3 event provides a glimpse into the depth of CIGRE NZNC engagement with local experts since our formation as a learned society since 2006. This comprehensive program provides a valuable platform for all power system engineers, consultants, generation, transmission, and distribution owners, system operators, policymakers, regulators, markets, prosumers and researchers to discuss current practices and future directions for secure and efficient electrical energy delivery.

With an exclusive in-person participation, CIGRE NZNC Annual Conference 2024 ensures deeper engagement with the attendees. This focussed approach will facilitate a realistic exchange of ideas and strategies, strengthening New Zealand’s position in uncertainties of the present and future.

Leading the conference program are our Next Generation Network (U35) and Women in Engineering members, who will bring fresh perspectives and drive forward-thinking discussions on the future of New Zealand’s power systems.