Water storage levels in the country’s hydro lakes have plunged in the last month but New Zealand’s largest power generator is hopeful that forecast heavy rain this week could turn that around.

Forsyth Barr analysts note the fall in hydro storage since the start of the year is double levels seen in the last 28 years.

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It would take months before they’d finish building the micro-hydro generator and producing the first few volts of electricity to eventually power all their homes. “The micro-hydro got here ...

The research by renewable energy think tank Ember argues the drop is a "warning shot that hydro output could negatively affect the speed of the electricity transition". The power ministry is advising ...