June 14 (Reuters) - Meridian Energy Ltd MEL.NZ :
* NEW ZEALAND RETAIL SALES VOLUMES IN MAY 2022 WERE 4.4%
HIGHER
THAN MAY 2021
* NEW ZEALAND ALUMINIUM SMELTER'S AVERAGE LOAD DURING MAY
2022 WAS
565MW
* MAY 2022 MONTHLY TOTAL INFLOWS WERE 81% OF HISTORICAL
AVERAGE
* NZ CUSTOMER CONNECTION NUMBERS ROSE 0.2% DURING MAY 2022
* NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN MAY 2022 WAS 3.0% LOWER
THAN SAME
MONTH LAST YEAR
* NZ GENERATION IN MAY 2022 WAS 6.8% HIGHER THAN THE SAME
MONTH
LAST YEAR
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