Energy
Vector dealing with widespread damage to electricity network
Extreme weather brought down towers as the storm hit the electricity network in Auckland.
Infrastructure
Manawa Energy's national storage edges up
Manawa Energy says its national hydro storage rose slightly in its third quarter to 133% of average.The energy generator said in its quarterly operating report this morning that inflows were strong across the period and were up 48 gigawatt hours (GWh) or 11% on average. This was...
Big wet in the north as southern hydro lakes sink
Wet weather in the north has boosted hydro catchments.
Markets
Rain boosted Mercury's hydro generation 38% last quarter
Mercury said wet weather depressed spot electricity prices, but that future prices will be much higher.
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Ian Llewellyn
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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.
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