Due to the reduction in lake water levels leading to a decrease in power supply, the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter has been forced to reduce production by one-third. The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter in New Zealand draws power from a hydropower station near Lake Manapouri. Since the winter of 2024, the lake's water level has dropped to its lowest level in history. Meridian Energy, the power supplier to the Tiwai Point plant, has requested the plant to reduce its total power load by 185MW according to the corresponding contract terms, saving 4% of the country's energy consumption to alleviate the nationwide power supply tension. The smelter currently operates with an annual production capacity of about 345,000 tons, and its power consumption accounts for about 13% of the country's total electricity consumption. This power reduction will result in a reduction in production at the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter by about one-third, and the impact is expected to last until April next year.
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