Power cut in Canterbury town

Geraldine. Photo: Wikipedia
Geraldine. Photo: Wikipedia
An unplanned power outage in Geraldine this morning wasn't expected to be restored until at least noon, Alpine Energy says.

Alpine Energy told RNZ the power went out just before 8am on Monday.

It is an unplanned outage. The cause of the outage has not yet been found.

The affected areas are:

  • Beautiful Valley
  • Gapes Valley
  • Geraldine
  • Geraldine Downs
  • Geraldine Flat
  • Hilton
  • Kakahu
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Waitohi
  • Woodbury

"Our crews are currently investigating and working hard to restore power to you," the Alpine Energy Facebook page says.

"We apologise for any inconvenience."

Updates will be posted to the Alpine Energy website.

"Please treat all wires as LIVE, as normal power supply could be restored at any time."

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