Meridian hires Australia's SRG to maintain windfarms, hydro dams

Meridian hires Australia's SRG to maintain windfarms, hydro dams
Australia's SRG Global will maintain Meridian's NZ assets. (Image: Meridian Energy)
Staff reporters
Meridian Energy has hired ASX-listed SRG Global to maintain its seven hydro stations and five windfarms for the next seven years. The Australian engineering firm announced the deal with Meridian alongside a separate five-year contract with Western Australia's Northern Star Resources, saying they were worth a combined A$90 million.   New Zealand's biggest electricity generator declined to put a dollar figure on the contract, with a spokesperson saying it was an agreement on how it would contract SRG for work in the future....

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