AUCKLAND'S POWER

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 34, 3 May 1927, Page 8

AUCKLAND'S POWER

ARAPUNI NOT READY HORA HORA OVERLOAD^ BOARD’S DIFFICULTIES The Hora Hora power station is running with an almost eon tinuous overload; the require power from Arapuni will no { available before the end of 1930 That is the position with which,. Auckland Electric Power Board faced. At yesterday's meeting, presij, over by Mr. W. J. Holdsworth, Minister of Public Works, the g. K. S. Williams, wrote giving the formation about the Arap,,' prospects and the meeting reply regretting the contents o[ communication, and asking what vision the Government proposed make to give the board relief durr the 192 S winter, when an addition' 4,000 kilowatts above the present ; location of 2,000 from Hora Ho* would be required. The general manager, Mr. E. » Bartley, reported on the supply ; r ,'. Hora Hora, stating that the Works Department was in a posit not to be envied, because it was r ning Hora Hora with almost a cos tinuous overload and supplementthe power from Tauranga and tr--the Grand Junction mines. Considerable trouble was .] perienced last winter while runniin parallel with Hora Hora, due - 0 surging effect which was set up b, tween the two stations. This - suited in the loss of the southern art on many occasions, and in eon, quence it was decided to separated two areas, supplying each indepe: ently during the hours of peak loa ing. This lessened control on u Hora Hora supply, and the ot method for controlling it was to cv tinue the parallel running of the i> stations. The report was adopted.