Poihipi Power Station

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Poihipi Power Station
Location of Poihipi Power Station
Country New Zealand
Location Waikato
Coordinates 38°37′49″S 176°2′30″E / 38.63028°S 176.04167°E / -38.63028; 176.04167Coordinates: 38°37′49″S 176°2′30″E / 38.63028°S 176.04167°E / -38.63028; 176.04167
Status Operational
Commission date 1996
Owner(s) Contact Energy
Power station
Primary fuel Geothermal
Power generation
Maximum capacity 55 MW

The Poihipi Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. It is located on Poihipi Road near Taupo in New Zealand.

The plant produces around 350 GWh pa, utilising geothermal steam from the Wairakei field, and is operated as part of the Wairakei geothermal system.[1]

Electricity Generation at Poihipi, New Zealand.

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References

  1. ↑ "Geothermal Fields: Wairakei-Tauhara". New Zealand Geothermal Association. 
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