Electrix subcontracted Macaulay for a major decommissioning project at the former New Plymouth Power Station. Decommissioned in 2008 and partially demolished in 2015, the site retained its generator hall, administration annex, main stack, and fully enclosed substations, which remained connected to the national grid until 2019.
We were tasked with removing all substation components, leaving the buildings empty for the new owners, Port Taranaki. The work included confined space operations, underground cable removal, dismantling suspended switchyards 17 metres high, and disposing of nine transformers, four of which exceeded 100 tonnes.