New Zealand: Renewable generation remains high

Wellington - Renewable electricity generation remained high at 73 per cent of total electricity generation in the March 2010 quarter, Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee says.

The March quarter data is recorded in the latest edition of the New Zealand Energy Quarterly published by the Ministry of Economic Development today.

"High renewable electricity generation levels continue," Mr Brownlee says. "This quarter the new 132 Megawatt Nga Awa Purua geothermal power station in the central North Island came online, contributing further renewable generation capacity to New Zealand's electricity system."

Source: IWR Online, 16 Jun 2010