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Lyttelton to go off-grid for a day

Orion is installing two huge generators so the lights don’t go out in Lyttelton while it undertakes a major project to improve the reliability of the town’s electricity supply.

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Lyttelton powered by generators during upgrade

Orion is undertaking a major project to increase the resilience of the Lyttelton’s electricity network on Wednesday 13 September. Orion will be keeping the power on while it does this work, bringing in two huge generators, plus back-up generators for the business area, so the community can continue to operate.

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Orion delivers strong 2017 Annual Result

Orion New Zealand Limited has delivered another year of strong results with record growth in customer numbers which saw more than 3,600 new customers join the network.

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Darfield's Selwyn Gallery building reopens

Orion turned the lights back on at the Selwyn Gallery today after repairing the 90 year old building following damage sustained during the 2010/11 earthquakes.

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Power restored

Orion has now restored power to all 50,000 customers in Christchurch who experienced power cuts due to an issue with the Transpower service coming into the city from Twizel.

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