Christchurch Power Supply Limited in Some Areas After Quake, Supplier Says

Orion New Zealand Ltd. said power supply in some parts of the city of Christchurch is limited as the electricity distributor works to restore its network damaged in the Sept. 4 earthquake that struck the Canterbury region.

Fewer than 1,000 of its customers are without power, Orion said in an update posted on its website today. Some 100,000 of its almost 200,000 users lost electricity immediately after the quake.

Orion said its network will remain fragile for some time and that it will take days to repair damaged cables in Christchurch.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ben Sharples in Melbourne at bsharples@bloomberg.net

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