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Despite a constrained gas supply and an increase in coal-fired generation, renewable sources made up almost 85 per cent of electricity generation in the final quarter of 2018, according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Renewable sources made up almost 85 percent of electricity generation in the third quarter of 2018 pushed up by more hydrogeneration than this time last year, according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Energy demand increased slightly and renewable electricity generation remained above 80 per cent in 2017 according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s latest annual energy report.