Third Generator at Karapiro Ready
Press Association)
(Per
auckland, may 17. lests 011 the third 30,000 kilowatt uuit at Karapiro liydro-eleetric station, are expecte.J lo begiu lomorrow morning. The i-ulniination of tlieHo will |iuark the conipletion of the 90 000iVmm"' alr.li sta,i"" was begun in ilu; penstock whicli leads the watfir Iroiu Karaj.iro Lake to tlie turbiue ot Ihe new. unit, was fillod todav and all made ready for setting the giant maeluue turning for tho iirat timo lomorrow. Towards the ead of the week it is expect ed to be p,,l on the load and lo be conpled mto the North island power system.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 May 1948, Page 3
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