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Central Canterbury electricity distribution company,
Orion, announced a record number of new customers were
connected to its network in the 12 months to 31 March in its
annual results released today.
More than 4,100 new
residences and businesses were connected to the local power
supply, reflecting strong growth in central
Canterbury.
On the back of the resulting increase in
total power consumption, the company announced it had made a
$33m profit after tax for the year to 31 March
2021.
Interim Orion Group Chief Executive, Jono Brent,
said customer number growth had exceeded
expectations.
“We have been connecting around 3,000
new customers per year for the past 20 years and had