United Future energy spokesman Gordon
Copeland today welcomed the announcement from Mighty River
Power that it wants to fire up the Marsden B power station
near Whangarei, adding another 320 MW of electricity to the
nation’s supply.
Marsden B was originally built in 1978 to
run on oil, but has never been commissioned. It has access
to an existing grid distribution system and is handily
placed to supply Auckland’s growing power needs.
Mighty
River plans to apply for resource consent to commission the
station and run it on coal. The station could be up and
running in 3 – 5 years.
Mr Copeland said “New Zealand
needs more electricity generation and I welcome this
announcement which will give a significant boost to New
Zealand’s growth prospects.”
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