Mangahao Power Station

Mangahao Power Station
Location of Mangahao Power Station in New Zealand
Country	New Zealand
Location	Manawatu-Wanganui
Coordinates	40°34′36″S 175°27′1″E / 40.57667°S 175.45028°ECoordinates: 40°34′36″S 175°27′1″E / 40.57667°S 175.45028°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	November 1924
Owner(s)	Todd Energy, King Country Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hydroelectric
Power generation
Units operational	3 (1 x Francis, 2 x Pelton)
Nameplate capacity	38 MW (51,000 hp)

Mangahao Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near the town of Shannon, New Zealand. After being delayed by war, access roading and foundation testing was started by late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924.^[1][2] It makes use of Mangahao River, through a series of tunnels and pipelines totaling 4.8 kilometers, in the Tararua Ranges. Mangahao Power Station became the power station for Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa.^[3] As of 2012, it is jointly owned and operated by Todd Energy and King Country Energy.^[4][5]

References

1. "Mangahao Power Station". IPENZ Engineering Heritage. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
2. "Mangahao Hydro". Todd Energy. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
3. "Mangahao Power Station". IPENZ Engineering Heritage. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
4. "Mangahao Power Station". IPENZ Engineering Heritage. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
5. "Mangahao Hydro". Todd Energy. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

• Beneath the Tararua Ranges (page down)

Further reading

• Martin, John E, ed. (1991). People, Power and Power Stations: Electric Power Generation in New Zealand 1880 - 1990. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. pp. 316 pages. ISBN 0-908912-16-1.
• Reilly, Helen (2008). Connecting the Country: New Zealand’s National Grid 1886 - 2007. Wellington: Steele Roberts. pp. 376 pages. ISBN 978-1-877448-40-9.