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Orion earthquake response 9.30am
Orion earthquake response
9.30am, Saturday 24 December
2011
As at 9.00am today, the number of customers without power on the Orion network had reduced to less than 50.
Orion's Chief Executive Officer, Rob Jamieson said "By 10.00pm last night we had reconnected all but 400 of the 26,000 customers who had their power interrupted - mainly in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. Some supply in the Bexley area is currently being provided by one of our emergency diesel generators. We continue to work on restoring power to the last remaining affected customers today."
The network in New Brighton and Bexley will remain fragile for some time until more permanent fixes are in place, including the replacement of a circuit breaker in Transpower's Bromley substation.
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