N.I. hydro lakes falling
PA Wellington North Island hydro lakes are falling steadily due to the continued dry weather, and the Cook Strait cabld is being used to its maximum. However. the South Island lakes are either spilling or almost full, the general manager of the/ Electricity Division of the Ministry of
Energy (Mr K. D. McCool) said yesterday. There had been limited use of the Marsden Point power station and the New Plymouth gas-fired station was now back in service following maintenance, he said. However. because the annual overhaul of the interisland link and other inslalla
lions began on Monday. North Island "low-cost" generation capacity is restricted. Mr McCool said that North Island storage fell from s>t per cent to 53 per cent, while the South Island storage rose • from 102 per cent to 105 per cent, putting the national from 92 to 94 pet cent of nominal .full
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