Next winter may still pose problems

The country's biggest state power company believes the risk of future power shortages is easing. Meridian Energy has announced plans for three billion dollars worth of investment in hydro schemes and wind farms.

Spokesman Alan Seay says the company is looking at a number of possible sites all over the country.

But he believes the imminent crisis we were warned of, seems to be easing.

Mr Seay says things are a lot better know than they were a year ago and while there is a lot of building work to do, we are heading down the right track.

He says next winter may pose some problems however, as the new schemes will not have been constructed by then.

- NEWTALK ZB