List of power stations in New Zealand
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Location of major power stations (100 MW or over) in New Zealand.
This is a list of power stations in New Zealand.
The list is not exhaustive - only power stations over 0.5 MW and significant power stations below 0.5 MW are listed.
Bioenergy
Name | Operator | Coordinates | Territorial authority | Type | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Closed |
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Greenmount | Vector | Auckland (Howick) | Biogas | 5.5 | 1992 | ||
Kinleith (CHH) | Carter Holt Harvey | South Waikato | Wood cogeneration | 40 | 1997 | ||
Omaranui | Pioneer Generation / Hastings District Council | Hastings | Biogas | 1 | 2014 | ||
Pan Pac | Pan Pac Forest Products | Hastings | Wood cogeneration | 12.8 | 2005 | ||
Rosedale | Mercury Energy | Auckland (Upper Harbour) | Biogas | 2.8 | 1992 | ||
Silverstream Landfill | Pioneer Generation | Lower Hutt | Biogas | 2.7 | 1994 | ||
Southern Landfill | Todd Energy | Wellington | Biogas | 1.1 | |||
Tirohia | Mercury Energy | Hauraki | Biogas | 2.0 | 2008 |
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Name | Operator | Scheme | Coordinates | Territorial authority | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Closed |
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Amethyst | Westpower | Westland | 7.6 | 2013 | |||
Aniwhenua | Southern Generation[2] | 38°17′37″S 176°47′32″E / 38.29369°S 176.79232°E | Whakatane | 25 | 1979 | ||
Arapuni | Mercury Energy | Waikato River | 38°04′17″S 175°38′36″E / 38.07139°S 175.64333°E | South Waikato | 196.7 | 1929, 1946 | |
Aratiatia | Mercury | Waikato River | 38°36′57″S 176°8′33″E / 38.61583°S 176.14250°E | Taupo | 78 | 1964 | |
Argyle | TrustPower | Branch River | 41°40′15″S 173°12′12″E / 41.67076°S 173.203316°E | Marlborough | 3.8 | 1983 | |
Arnold | TrustPower | 42°31′45″S 171°24′41″E / 42.52905°S 171.411267°E | Grey | 3.0 | 1932 | ||
Atiamuri | Mercury | Waikato River | 38°23′35″S 176°1′24″E / 38.39306°S 176.02333°E | South Waikato / Taupo | 84 | 1962 | |
Aviemore[3] | Meridian Energy | Lower Waitaki | 44°39′21″S 170°21′18″E / 44.65583°S 170.35500°E | Waitaki | 220 | 1968 | |
Benmore[3] | Meridian Energy | Lower Waitaki | 44°33′51″S 170°11′50″E / 44.56417°S 170.19722°E | Waitaki | 540 | 1965 | |
Cleardale | MainPower | Ashburton | 0.9 | 2010 | |||
Clyde | Contact | Clutha River | 45°10′46″S 169°18′25″E / 45.17944°S 169.30694°E | Central Otago | 432 | 1992 | |
Cobb | TrustPower | 41°06′13″S 172°41′16″E / 41.10361°S 172.68778°E | Tasman | 34.3 | 1956 | ||
Coleridge | TrustPower | 43°21′51″S 171°31′37″E / 43.36417°S 171.52694°E | Selwyn | 45 | 1914 | ||
Deep Stream | TrustPower | Waipori | Clutha | 5 | 2008 | ||
Dillmans | TrustPower | Kumara | Westland | 3.5 | 1928 | ||
Duffers | TrustPower | Kumara | Westland | 0.5 | 1928 | ||
Falls | Pioneer Generation | Central Otago | 1.3 | 2003 | |||
Flaxy | TrustPower | Wheao and Flaxy | Whakatane | 24 | 1982 | ||
Fraser | Pioneer Generation | Central Otago | 2.8 | 1956 | |||
Highbank[4] | TrustPower | Rangitata Diversion | 43°34′24″S 171°44′08″E / 43.573302°S 171.73557°E | Ashburton | 25.2 | 1945 | |
Hinemaiaia A | TrustPower | Hinemaiaia | 38°53′24″S 176°05′27″E / 38.890086°S 176.090875°E | Taupo | 2.0 | 1952 | |
Hinemaiaia B | TrustPower | Hinemaiaia | Taupo | 1.3 | 1966 | ||
Hinemaiaia C | TrustPower | Hinemaiaia | Taupo | 2.8 | 1982 | ||
Horseshoe Bend | Pioneer Generation | Central Otago | 4.3 | 1999 | |||
Kaimai 5 | TrustPower | Kaimai | Western Bay of Plenty | 0.35 | 1994 | ||
Kaitawa | Genesis Energy | Waikaremoana | 38°48′12″S 177°07′52″E / 38.80323°S 177.1311°E | Wairoa | 36 | 1948 | |
Kaniere Forks | TrustPower | Lake Kaniere | Westland | 0.43 | 1911 | ||
Karapiro | Mercury | Waikato River | 37°55′26″S 175°32′21″E / 37.92389°S 175.53917°E | Waipa | 90 | 1948 | |
Kourarau | Genesis Energy | Carterton | 1.0 | 1923, 1925 | |||
Kowhai | Pioneer Generation | Central Otago | 1.9 | 2010 | |||
Kumara | TrustPower | Kumara | Westland | 6.5 | 1928 | ||
Lloyd Mandeno | TrustPower | Kaimai | Western Bay of Plenty | 15.6 | 1972 | ||
Lower Mangapapa | TrustPower | Kaimai | Western Bay of Plenty | 6.0 | 1979 | ||
Manapouri | Meridian Energy | 45°31′17″S 167°16′40″E / 45.52139°S 167.27778°E | Southland | 850 | 1971 | ||
Mangahao | Todd Energy | 40°34′36″S 175°27′1″E / 40.57667°S 175.45028°E | Horowhenua | 42 | 1924 | ||
Mangorei | Trustpower | New Plymouth | 4.5 | 1906, 1931 | |||
Maraetai I | Mercury | Waikato River | 38°21′09″S 175°44′38″E / 38.35250°S 175.74389°E | South Waikato / Taupo | 252 | 1954 | |
Maraetai II | Mercury | Waikato River | South Waikato / Taupo | 108 | 1971 | ||
Maraetai (mini) | Mercury | South Waikato / Taupo | 0.1 | ||||
Matahina | Trustpower | 38°06′54″S 176°48′52″E / 38.114908°S 176.814473°E | Whakatane | 72 | 1967 | ||
McKays Creek | Trustpower | Lake Kaniere | Westland | 1.1 | 1931 | ||
Monowai | Pioneer Generation | Southland | 6.6 | 1926 | |||
Montalto[4] | Trustpower | Rangitata Diversion | Ashburton | 1.8 | 1982 | ||
Motukawa | TrustPower | New Plymouth | 4.5 | 1927-1938 | |||
Ohakuri | Mercury | Waikato River | 38°24′30″S 176°5′22″E / 38.40833°S 176.08944°E | South Waikato / Taupo | 112 | 1962 | |
Ohau A[3] | Meridian Energy | Upper Waitaki | 44°15′52″S 170°1′56″E / 44.26444°S 170.03222°E | Mackenzie | 264 | 1980 | |
Ohau B[3] | Meridian Energy | Upper Waitaki | 44°17′58″S 170°6′44″E / 44.29944°S 170.11222°E | Waitaki | 212 | 1984 | |
Ohau C[3] | Meridian Energy | Upper Waitaki | 44°20′31″S 170°10′56″E / 44.34194°S 170.18222°E | Waitaki | 212 | 1985 | |
Opuha | Opuha Water / TrustPower | Mackenzie | 7.5 | 1999 | |||
Oxburn/Glenorchy | Pioneer Generation | Queenstown Lakes | 0.4 | 1968 | |||
Paerau | Trustpower | Strath Taieri | Central Otago | 10 | 1984 | ||
Patea | Trustpower | 39°32′46″S 174°34′13″E / 39.54611°S 174.57028°E | South Taranaki | 32 | 1984 | ||
Patearoa | Trustpower | Strath Taieri | Central Otago | 2.3 | 1984 | ||
Piripaua | Genesis Energy | Waikaremoana | 38°50′21″S 177°10′05″E / 38.83906°S 177.16817°E | Wairoa | 42 | 1943 | |
Pupu | Pupu Hydro Society | Tasman | 0.3 | 1929 | |||
Rangipo | Genesis Energy | Tongariro | 39°09′12″S 175°50′12″E / 39.153316°S 175.836802°E | Taupo | 120 | 1983 | |
Rimu | Trustpower | Esk | Hastings | 2.4 | 2013 | ||
Roaring Meg lower | Pioneer Generation | Roaring Meg | Central Otago / Queentown Lakes | 3.0 | 1936 | ||
Roaring Meg upper | Pioneer Generation | Roaring Meg | Central Otago / Queentown Lakes | 1.3 | 1936 | ||
Roxburgh | Contact | Clutha River | 45°28′33″S 169°19′21″E / 45.475811°S 169.322555°E | Central Otago | 320 | 1956 | |
Ruahihi | Trustpower | Kaimai | Western Bay of Plenty | 20 | 1981 | ||
Tekapo A[3] | Genesis Energy | Upper Waitaki | 44°00′50″S 170°27′38″E / 44.013805°S 170.460516°E | Mackenzie | 25 | 1951 | |
Tekapo B[3] | Genesis Energy | Upper Waitaki | 44°07′21″S 170°12′43″E / 44.12253°S 170.211947°E | Mackenzie | 160 | 1977 | |
Tokaanu | Genesis Energy | Tongariro | 38°58′52″S 175°46′06″E / 38.98113°S 175.768282°E | Taupo | 240 | 1973 | |
Toronui | TrustPower | Esk | Hastings | 1.4 | 2013 | ||
Tuai | Genesis Energy | Waikaremoana | 38°48′25″S 177°09′03″E / 38.806819°S 177.150844°E | Wairoa | 60 | 1929 | |
Wahapo/Ōkārito Forks | Trustpower | Westland | 3.1 | 1960 | |||
Waihopai | Trustpower | 39°09′12″S 175°50′12″E / 39.153316°S 175.836802°E | Marlborough | 2.5 | 1927 | ||
Waipapa | Mercury | Waikato River | 38°17′32″S 175°41′01″E / 38.29216°S 175.683568°E | South Waikato | 51 | 1961 | |
Waipori 1A | Trustpower | Waipori | Clutha | 10 | |||
Waipori 2A | Trustpower | Waipori | Clutha | 58 | |||
Waipori 3 | Trustpower | Waipori | Clutha | 7.6 | |||
Waipori 4 | Trustpower | Waipori | Clutha | 8 | |||
Wairau | Trustpower | Branch River | Marlborough | 7.2 | 1983 | ||
Waitaki[3] | Meridian Energy | Lower Waitaki | 44°41′23″S 170°25′34″E / 44.68983°S 170.426173°E | Waitaki | 90 | 1935 | |
Whakamaru | Mercury | Waikato River | 38°25.178′S 175°48.493′E / 38.419633°S 175.808217°E | South Waiakto / Taupo | 100 | 1956 | |
Wheao | Trustpower | Wheao and Flaxy | 38°38′00″S 176°34′41″E / 38.633332°S 176.578077°E | Whakatane | 24 | 1982 |
Name | Location | Type | Operator | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Notes |
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Brooklyn (hydro) | near Motueka, Tasman | 0.2 | 1934 | |||
Drysdale | near Marton, Manawatu-Wanganui | Drysdale Hydro Company | 0.1 | |||
Feredays Island | Canterbury | Kea Energy | 0.3 | 2005 | ||
Fox | West Coast | Trustpower | 0.2 | |||
Kuratau | King Country Energy | 6.0 | 1962 | |||
Mangapehi | Taranaki | Clearwater Hydro | 1.6 | 2008 | ||
Mangatangi | Franklin, Auckland | Watercare Services | 0.6 | |||
Mangatawhiri | Franklin, Auckland | Counties Power | 0.2 | |||
Marokopa | Waitomo area, Waikato | Marakopa Generation | 0.1 | |||
Mataura | near Gore, Southland | Niblick Trust | 0.9 | |||
Matawai | Gisborne | Clearwater Hydro | 2.0 | 2009 | ||
Mokauiti | Central North Island | King Country Energy | 1.9 | 1925, 1938, 1963 | ||
Ngahere | West Coast | Birchfield Minerals | 0.1 | |||
Normanby | Hawera, Taranaki | run-of-river | Renewable Power Ltd | 1.0 | 1903, 2015 | Supplied electricity to Hawera until 1967 |
Onekaka | Tasman District | Onekaka Energy | 1.0 | |||
Opunake | Opunake, Taranaki | TrustPower | 0.3 | |||
Piriaka | Central North Island 38°52′46″S 175°44′08″E / 38.879502°S 175.735514°E | King Country Energy | 1.8 | 1924 | ||
Raetihi | Raetihi, Manawatu-Wanganui | Trustpower | 0.3 | |||
Rochfort | Westport, West Coast | Kawatiri Energy | 4.2 | 2013 | ||
Talla Burn | Central Otago | Talla Burn Generation | 2.6 | 2010 | ||
Teviot | east of Roxburgh, Otago | Pioneer Generation | 10.5 | 1983 | ||
Turitea (hydro) | near Palmerston North | Palmerston North City Council | 0.1 | |||
Waihi Station | near Wairoa, Hawke's Bay | Trustpower | 4.7 | 1913 | ||
Wairere Falls | Central North Island | King Country Energy | 4.9 | 1963 | ||
Wairua Falls | Northland 35°45′27″S 174°04′03″E / 35.75753°S 174.067619°E | Northpower | 5.0 | 1916 |
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Fossil fuel
Name | Operator | Coordinates | Territorial authority | Type | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Closed |
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Auckland Hospital | Auckland DHB / Pioneer Generation | Auckland (Waitemata) | Gas/Diesel cogeneration | 3.6 | 2005 | ||
Bream Bay | TrustPower | Whangarei | Diesel recip engine | 9 | 2011 | ||
Edgecumbe | Nova Energy | Whakatane | Gas cogeneration | 10 | 1996 | ||
Evans Bay | Wellington MED | Wellington | Coal steam turbine | 23 | 1924 | 1968 | |
Glenbrook | Alinta | Auckland (Franklin) | Coal/Gas waste heat | 112 | 1997 | ||
Huntly 1-4 | Genesis Energy | 37°32′40″S 175°09′01″E / 37.544475°S 175.150412°E | Waikato | Coal/Gas steam turbine | 500 | 1983 | |
Huntly 5 | Genesis Energy | 37°32′35″S 175°08′57″E / 37.543046°S 175.149103°E | Waikato | Gas combined-cycle | 400 | 2007 | |
Huntly 6 | Genesis Energy | 37°32′38″S 175°08′53″E / 37.543982°S 175.14814°E | Waikato | Gas/Diesel open-cycle | 50 | 2004 | |
Kapuni | Vector / Bay of Plenty Energy | South Taranaki | Gas combined-cycle cogeneration | 25 | 1998 | ||
Kawerau (TPP) | Tasman Pulp and Paper | Kawerau | Gas cogeneration | 37 | 1966 | ||
Kings Wharf | Auckland Harbour Board | Auckland (Waitemata) | Coal steam turbine | 10.5 | 1920 | 1968 | |
Kinleith | Genesis Energy | South Waikato | Wood/Gas cogeneration | 40 | 1998 | ||
Mangahewa | Todd Energy | New Plymouth | Gas | 9.0 | 2008 | ||
Marsden A | ECNZ | Whangarei | Oil | 240 | 1967 | 1997 | |
Marsden B | ECNZ | Whangarei | Oil | 250 | never commissioned | ||
McKee (recip) | Todd Energy | New Plymouth | Gas reciprocating | 2.0 | 2008 | ||
McKee (turbine) | Todd Energy | New Plymouth | Gas open-cycle | 100 | 2013 | ||
Meremere | ECNZ | Waikato | Coal steam turbine | 210 | 1958 | 1991 | |
New Plymouth | Contact Energy | New Plymouth | Gas/Oil steam turbine | 600 | 1974 | 2008 | |
Otahuhu A | Contact Energy | Auckland (Otara-Papatoetoe) | Gas open cycle | 1968 | late 1990s | ||
Otahuhu B | Contact Energy | Auckland (Otara-Papatoetoe) | Gas combined cycle | 404 | 2000 | 2015 | |
Palmerston North[6] | Palmerston North MED | Palmerston North | Town Gas/Diesel reciprocating | 2 | 1924 | 1992 | |
QE2 Park | Orion New Zealand | Christchurch | Diesel recip engine | 4 | 2011-2 | ||
Southdown | Mercury Energy | 36°55′39″S 174°49′38″E / 36.927563°S 174.827328°E | Auckland (Maungakiekie-Tamaki) | Gas combined-cycle cogeneration | 170 | 1997 | 2015 |
Springlands[7] | Marlborough Lines | Marlborough | Diesel reciprocating | 1.5 | 1930 | 2003 | |
Stratford CC | Contact Energy | 39°19′56″S 174°19′8″E / 39.33222°S 174.31889°E | Stratford | Gas combined-cycle | 385 | 1998 | |
Stratford peaker | Contact Energy | 39°19′56″S 174°19′8″E / 39.33222°S 174.31889°E | Stratford | Gas open-cycle | 200 | 1998 | |
Te Awamutu | Genesis Energy | Waipa | Gas turbine | 54 | 1995 | 2007 | |
Te Rapa | Contact Energy | 37°42′59″S 175°13′0″E / 37.71639°S 175.21667°E | Hamilton | Gas cogeneration | 44 | 1999 | |
Wellington Hospital | Capital & Coast DHB / Vector / Meridian Energy | Wellington | Gas/Oil cogeneration | 8 | 1981 | ||
Whareroa | Fonterra / Todd Energy | South Taranaki | Gas combined-cycle cogeneration | 69.6 | 1996 | ||
Whirinaki | Contact Energy | 39°22′34″S 176°53′36″E / 39.37611°S 176.89333°E | Hastings | Diesel open-cycle | 155 | 2004 |
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Wind
Name | Operator | Coordinates | Territorial authority | Number of Turbines | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Closed |
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Brooklyn Wind Turbine (original) | Meridian Energy | Wellington | 1 | 0.23 | 1993 | 2015 | |
Brooklyn Wind Turbine (new) | Meridian Energy | Wellington | 1 | 0.9 | 2016 | ||
Chatham Islands Wind Farm | CBD Energy / Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust | 44°2′13″S 176°23′0″W / 44.03694°S 176.38333°W | Chatham Islands | 2 | 0.46 | 2010 | |
Gebbies Pass | Windflow Technology | 43°41′54″S 172°38′27″E / 43.69833°S 172.64083°E | Christchurch | 1 | 0.5 | 2003 | |
Hau Nui | Genesis Energy | 41°21′42″S 175°29′2″E / 41.36167°S 175.48389°E | South Wairarapa | 15 | 8.7 | 1996, 2004 | |
Horseshoe Bend | Pioneer Generation | Central Otago | 3 | 2.3 | 2009 | ||
Lulworth[8] | Energy 3 | Marlborough | 4 | 1.0 | 2011 | ||
Mahinerangi | TrustPower | 45°45′38″S 169°54′18″E / 45.76056°S 169.90500°E | Dunedin | 12 | 36 | March 2011 | |
Mill Creek | Meridian Energy | Wellington | 26 | 60 | 2014 | ||
Mt Stuart[9] | Pioneer Generation | 46°04′20″S 169°46′2″E / 46.07222°S 169.76722°E | Clutha | 9 | 7.7 | December 2011 | |
Southbridge | Energy 3 | Selwyn | 1 | 0.1 | 2005 | ||
Tararua | TrustPower | 40°20′46″S 175°46′48″E / 40.34611°S 175.78000°E | Palmerston North / Tararua | 134 | 161 | 1999, 2004, 2007 | |
Te Apiti | Meridian Energy | 40°17′46″S 175°48′30″E / 40.29611°S 175.80833°E | Palmerston North / Tararua | 55 | 91 | 2004 | |
Te Rere Hau | New Zealand Windfarms | 40°23′18″S 175°43′27″E / 40.38833°S 175.72417°E | Palmerston North / Tararua | 97 | 48.5 | 2006, 2009, 2011 | |
Te Uku | Meridian Energy / WEL Networks | 37°52′42″S 174°57′47″E / 37.87833°S 174.96306°E | Waikato | 28 | 64.4 | 2011 | |
Weld Cone | Energy 3 | Marlborough | 3 | 0.8 | 2010 | ||
West Wind | Meridian Energy | 41°16′35″S 174°39′37″E / 41.27639°S 174.66028°E | Wellington | 62 | 143 | 2009 | |
White Hill | Meridian Energy | 45°45′9″S 168°16′18″E / 45.75250°S 168.27167°E | Southland | 29 | 58 | 2007 |
Decommissioned
Decommissioned hydroelectric
Name | Location | Type | Last Operator | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
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Bullendale | Queenstown | 2 Pelton wheels | Phoenix Mine | 0.04 | 1886 | 1907 | First industrial generation in NZ |
Okere Falls | north-east of Rotorua | NZ Government | 0.2 | 1901 | 1936 | First power station owned by government. Dismantled in 1941 | |
Omanawa Falls | south-east of Tauranga | Trust Power | 0.75 | 1915, extended 1921 | 1990s | First underground power station in New Zealand, built by Tauranga Borough Council. [12] | |
Horahora | east of Cambridge, Waikato | State Hydro Department | 10.3 | 1913 | 1947 | Drowned by formation of Lake Karapiro | |
Reefton | Reefton, West Coast | Grey Electric Power Board | <1 | 1888 | 1949 | Demolished | |
Wye Creek | Otago-Southland | Pioneer Generation | 1.3 | 1936 | 2008 | Mothballed after turbine/generator failure |
Proposed power stations
Name | Location | Type | Operator | Planned Capacity (MW) | Status | Notes |
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Amuri | North Canterbury | Hydro | Meridian Energy | 38 | applied for consent | [10] |
Arnold (Dobson) | east of Greymouth, West Coast | Hydro | TrustPower | 46 | consented | [10] |
Awhitu | near Waiuku, Auckland | Wind | TrustPower | 18 | consented | [10] |
Balmoral | Canterbury | Hydro | Meridian Energy | 15 | applied for consent | [10] |
Belfast | Belfast, Christchurch | Diesel | Orion New Zealand | 11.5 | consented | [10] |
Bromley | Bromley, Christchurch | Diesel | Orion New Zealand | 11.5 | consented | [10] |
Brooklyn Wind Turbine replacement | Brooklyn, Wellington | Wind | Meridian Energy | 0.9 | applied for consent | [13] |
Castle Hill | northeast of Masterton | Wind | Genesis Energy | 860 | consented | [10][14] |
Central Wind (Moawhango) | between Taihape and Waiouru | Wind | Meridian Energy | 130 | consented | [10] |
Cook Strait | Neptune Power | Tidal | near Wellington | 1 | consented | [10] |
Flat Hill | near Bluff, Southland | Wind | Energy 3 | 7 | consented | [10] |
Hauauru ma raki | Waikato coast | Wind | Contact Energy | 504 | consented | [10] |
Hawea Gates | near Wanaka, Otago | Hydro | Contact Energy | 17 | consented | [10] |
Hurunui | North Canterbury | Wind | Meridian Energy | 76 | consented | [10][15] |
Junction Road | Taranaki | Gas | Nova Energy | 100 | consented | [10] |
Kaipara | Kaipara Harbour, Northland | Tidal | Crest Energy | 200 | consented | [10][16] |
Kaiwera Downs | south-east of Gore, Southland | Wind | TrustPower | 240 | consented | [10] |
Lake Coleridge | inland Canterbury | Hydro | TrustPower | 70 | applied for consent | [10] |
Lake Pukaki | near Twizel, Canterbury | Hydro | Meridian Energy | 35 | consented | [10][17] |
Long Gully | Wellington | Wind | Windflow Technologies | 12.5 | consented | [10] |
Mahinerangi stage 2 | Lake Mahinerangi, west of Dunedin | Wind | TrustPower | 164 | consented | [10] |
Matiri Project | West Coast | Hydro | New Zealand Energy | 5 | applied for consent | |
Maungaharuru | inland Hawke's Bay | Wind | Meridian Energy | 225 | consented | |
Mokau | Taranaki | Hydro | King Country Energy | 10 | applied for consent | |
Mount Cass | Canterbury | Wind | MainPower | 69 | consented | |
North Bank | Waitaki River, Canterbury | Hydro | Meridian Energy | 280 | applied for consent | |
Otahuhu C | Otahuhu, Auckland | Gas | Contact Energy | 400 | consented | |
Puketiro | Wellington | Wind | RES | 150 | ||
Puketoi | Manawatu | Wind | Mercury Energy | 159 | consented[18] | |
Rakaia River | Canterbury | Hydro | Ashburton Community Water Trust | 16 | consented | |
Rodney | near Helensville, Auckland | Gas | Genesis Energy | 480 | consented | |
Rotoma | Bay of Plenty | Geothermal | Rotoma No 1 Corporation | 35 | applied for consent | |
Rototuna | Northland | Wind | Meridian Energy | 500 | ||
Slopedown | east of Gore, Southland | Wind | Genesis Energy | 150 | [19][20] | |
Stockton Mine | West Coast | Hydro | Solid Energy | 35 | consented | [10][21] |
Stockton Plateau | West Coast | Hydro | Hydro Developments | 25 | consented | |
Tauhara 2 | north-east of Taupo | Geothermal | Contact Energy | 250 | consented[22] | |
Te Ahi o Maui | Bay of Plenty | Geothermal | Eastland Group | 12.5 | applied for consent | [10] |
Titiokura | Hawkes Bay | Wind | Unison / Roaring 40s | 48 | consented | |
Tory Channel | Marlborough | Tidal | Energy Pacifica | 10 | ||
Turitea | near Palmerston North | Wind | Mercury Energy | 180 | consent under appeal | [10] |
Upper Kaituna | Bay of Plenty | Hydro | Bay of Plenty Energy | 14 | ||
Wairau | Nelson-Marlborough | Hydro | Trustpower | 70.5 | consented | |
Waitahora | east of Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui | Wind | Contact Energy | 156 | consented | [10] |
Waverley | South Taranaki | Wind | Trustpower | 130 | applied for consent |
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See also
References
- ↑ PowerStations.kmz file (compressed, ~200KB) via the Centralised Dtaaset DVD from the Electricity Commission, also http://www.emi.ea.govt.nz/Datasets/Browse?directory=/StationList&parentDirectory=/Datasets/Wholesale/Archive/201310_Centralised_dataset/CentralisedDataset/NetworkConfiguration/Generation Substations and transmission lines via Network.kmz on the DVD or http://www.emi.ea.govt.nz/Datasets/Browse?directory=/TransmissionLineLocations&parentDirectory=/Datasets/Wholesale/Archive/201310_Centralised_dataset/CentralisedDataset/NetworkConfiguration/TransmissionNetwork
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- ↑ "Omanawa Falls Power Station". NZ Historic Places Trust.
- ↑ "Turbine being replaced after 20 years of service". The Dominion Post (via Stuff.co.nz). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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- ↑ "Mighty River Power lodges application for wind development at Puketoi" (Press release). Mighty River Power. 3 August 2011.
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Further reading
- Martin, John E. (1991). People, politics and power stations : electric power generation in New Zealand, 1880-1990. ISBN 0-908912-16-1.
- "Energy in New Zealand 2015". MBIE. August 2015.
External links
- Identification of Potential Hydroelectric Resources - a report prepared for the Ministry of Economic Development in January 2004
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