Transpower signals tight electricity supply in mid-May

Transpower signals tight electricity supply in mid-May
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans Jan. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Transpower is asking generators to avoid planning further maintenance work in May and June so that it can maintain a sufficient capacity buffer during peak winter demand. The national grid operator has highlighted two dates in mid-May when a combination of planned power station outages and transmission work could leave that margin lower than it would like, should one of the big North Island thermal plants drop out of the system at peak time. In the unlikely event that two major generation or tran...