New Zealand Gazette – 2011 – No. 93

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✨ Waitaki Power Scheme Resource Consents



5 JULY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 93 2673

lawful, a rate of flow in the Waitaki River measured at the Kurow recorder during May of any year during the Term as is reasonably practicable, Genesis Energy shall use reasonable endeavours to deliver supplementary Pukaki Supply (measured in cumecs) in the months of June to September in such year as calculated in accordance with the following formula:

SPS = (FGMF - 150) x 0.228

where:

SPS = supplementary Pukaki Supply (measured in cumecs), as described above; and

FGMF = Fish and Game Minimum Flow.

Meridian shall provide all information reasonably requested by Genesis Energy (including data from the Kurow recorder) to enable Genesis Energy to verify the calculation of any supplementary Pukaki Supply pursuant to this clause 7.4.

7.5 Generation ceases at Tekapo B: The Pukaki Supply pro-rated to a day in a month shall be reduced to zero for each day in that month during which at the request of Meridian under clause 9.1 of this agreement, section 5 of Schedule 1, or after notification by Meridian under section 6 of Schedule 1, Genesis Energy ceases generation at the Tekapo B Power Station or does not allocate Must Run Auction Rights at the Tekapo B Power Station.

7.6 Relief: Genesis Energy shall be relieved of its obligations under clause 7.1 to the extent that:

(a) a Planned outage or Unplanned outage occurs or is in effect and any of clauses 8.1, 8.3, or 8.4 of this agreement apply to relieve Genesis Energy of its obligations; or

(b) Genesis Energy ceases delivering water into Lake Pukaki at the request of Meridian pursuant to section 9; or

(c) section 14 of this agreement applies to relieve Genesis Energy of its obligations.

7.7 Pukaki Supply amended by agreement: For the avoidance of doubt, the Pukaki Supply may be amended by the amount and at the times agreed by the parties.

  1. MAINTENANCE AND OUTAGE NOTIFICATION

8.1 Maintenance: At all times during the Term:

(a) Genesis Energy shall maintain the Tekapo Power Stations; and

(b) Meridian shall maintain the Waitaki Power Stations,

in accordance with Good Industry Practice. If at the time Genesis Energy acquired the Tekapo Power Stations there was any defect or lack of repair in the Tekapo Power Stations (including without limitation in the Tekapo Canal):

(c) Genesis Energy shall use reasonable endeavours to remedy that defect or lack of repair in accordance with Good Industry Practice; and

(d) Genesis Energy shall be relieved of its obligations under this agreement, including clause 7.1, to the extent that performance of such obligations is


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