April 14 (Reuters) - Meridian Energy Ltd MEL.NZ :
* MARCH MONTHLY TOTAL INFLOWS WERE 38% OF HISTORICAL AVERAGE
* Q3 TOTAL INFLOWS WERE 64% OF HISTORICAL AVERAGE, 8% LOWER
THAN
Q3 LAST YEAR
* Q3 WAIAU CATCHMENT INFLOWS WERE LOWEST Q3 INFLOWS ON
RECORD
* NEW ZEALAND ALUMINIUM SMELTER'S SALES VOLUME IN Q3 WAS
SAME AS
Q3 LAST YEAR
* NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN Q3 WAS 0.6% LOWER THAN Q3
LAST
YEAR
* AT END OF Q3, MERIDIAN'S NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMER NUMBERS WERE
7.5%
HIGHER THAN SAME TIME LAST YEAR
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