Windfarm NZ narrows first-half loss
NZ Windfarms reports smaller first-half loss as electricity sales jumped, making up for lower than average wind flows.
NZ Windfarms, which operates 97 turbines in the Te Rere Hau wind farm, reported a smaller first-half loss as electricity sales jumped, making up for lower-than-average wind flows and one-time costs to defend Environment Court action taken by the local council.
The loss was $1.3 million in the six months ended December 31, from a loss of $1.8 million a year earlier, the Christchurch-based company said in a statement. Sales rose to $3.8 million from $1.6 million.
Electricity sales amounted to $3.58 million, based on 56,883 MWh generated at an average price of $62.86/MWh.
The company incurred one-time expenses costs in the period of $322,000 to meet the costs of an Environment Court action brought by the Palmerston North City Council over whether it was meeting the noise conditions of its resource consent.
Last year Windfarms bought a stock of spare parts for its turbines and exercised an option to acquire TRH Services, the windfarm maintenance and operations unit of Windflow Technology, which faced “fundamental financial uncertainty”.
The company forecast full-year earnings before depreciation, amortisation ad tax of $4.43 million, from a loss of $3.4 million on the same basis a year earlier. Including depreciation, amortisation and tax, the full-year loss would be $430,000, it said.
Shares of Windfarms fell 0.6% to 17 cents, and they have fallen from as high as $1.22 in April 2007.
NBR Staff
Tue, 28 Feb 2012
Tue, 28 Feb 2012
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Windfarm NZ narrows first-half loss
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