NEW POWER STATIONS ARE ENVISAGED

Chronicle (Levin), 2 August 1946, Page 4

NEW POWER STATIONS ARE ENVISAGED

-Press Association

SOUTH ISLAND NEARS PRESENT CAPACITY

By Telegraph-

AUUJXLAiND, AUg. 1. A new hydro-electrfc station of 300,000 kilowatts was to be built 011 the Clutha River to cop.e with the clomqnd ,of the, South. island up .t 6 ] lM"0y'rS&id Mrp F. } |P J M.; K3issell, geiTeraUmmi;h.gei:|oI Thfe|^ta|h Hydro-EIectric h letter received by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce Council, at its meeting today. Tlie constf\iction of a further station would have to be commenced to kee^ uhead of the demand which in the South Island, xcas now approaching aetual capaeity. Steps were. therefore being taken to control tlie outflow from Lake Pukaki, Ohau and Tekapo to increase the winter flow in the Waitaki River^ This would allow the existing plant a,t Waitaki to be fully used." Mr. Kissel gave full details of hydro-electric construction ip the North fsland. In adflition to the. new plants at Karapiro, Kaitawa, Tuai, Piripaua and Maraetai, a considerable amount of suryey and investigation had been carried out on other possible schemes on the Waikato River. He saic] there were indications that there, would be a complete development of the river from Lake Taupo to. the Ioav levels below Karapiro. Tlie aetual development of th$ Waikato stations within the nexf ten years would depend on tlie. load demand. The new hydro,electrie construction and requirements of the ten year plan, woul^ absovb all available maJnpoweti and materials. The eonstruetio^ of small stations was therefore .not favoured at nreSent.