Rain, reviews and Sapere shockwaves

Rain, reviews and Sapere shockwaves
Some will spend the summer hoping for fine weather around the hydro lakes, others will be doing rain dances. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
Most people will be hoping for a peaceful and sunny summer holiday. However, some in the electricity sector will be praying for more rain, while pondering critical reports and an upcoming sector review.Those doing rain dances already have their focus fixed on the coming winter.The underlying fuel constraints that caused the energy crunch in winter 2024 have not gone away.Gas supply remains short, and there are some concerns that not enough coal is stockpiled to get through another dry spell driving hydro lake levels down.They say hist...

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