WAIKAREMOANA NOW IN FULL SWING

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 38, 18 February 1929, Page 5

WAIKAREMOANA NOW IN FULL SWING

LARGE PART Of NORTH ISLANG SUPPLIED GISBORNE BEING CONNECTED UP TO-DAY. •._ i j RELIEVING MANGAHAO'S BURDEN. l'ress Association —Copyright (MSBORNiE, This Day. Current from the Waikaremoano Hydro Electric Power Station, is. noW l>eing used throughout a largo portion of the North island 1 . Yesterday practically every district between Wairoa and Wellington was served, while to-day, it is expected Gisborne will be connected with the now stabion.

In making a' statement to this ,etfect the Minister of Public; Works, Hon. E. A. Ransom, wfiio in company with the engineer in chief, Mr Fur., kett, made an examination of the scheme yesterday, expressed his gratification that Waikarcmoana, bad com. menced to function some months ahead of schedule, thereby consider, ably relieving the heavy dlemandl upon MangaWao, and being able to overcome t-Ke serious difficulty which, occurred in Gisborne through the breakdown of the local plant.

Yesterday Waikaremoana was de* veloping 16000 killowaf.ts. taking practically the whole load from Mangalhao, thuß ntalclng possible the (conservation of the water supply there.

REDUCING PEAK LOAD

Although it will not be possible to relieve Mangahao continuously, WaL karemoana will be utilised from now on for reducing the peak load on the southern station, thus removing the. anxiety which,' formerly existed. Stoadty progress is being madewith the installation of the second generator at Waiknremoanai and it is anticipated this will ho in operation within tho next, two or three months, therebv providing nior© than, amplo current for all imm w I into required ments.