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Work at the geothermal field site on the first stage of the plant (82 MW) commenced in July 2011 [7] and the plant became operational in September, 2013, one month later than scheduled. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] The power station is a binary plant, supplied under an EPC contract by Ormat . [ 9 ]
The Te Huka Geothermal Power Station, also known as Tauhara One, is a 23 MW binary cycle geothermal power station situated near Taupō, New Zealand. The power station is operated by Contact Energy . In July 2008, Contact Energy announced that the contract for supply and construction of the binary cycle equipment was awarded to Ormat Technologies .
The Te Mihi Power Station is a 166 MW geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy, located north of Taupō in New Zealand. The resource consent for the power station was "called in" by the Minister for the Environment Trevor Mallard under the terms of the Resource Management Act. The appointed Board of Enquiry granted the ...
The Tauhara Power Station is a geothermal power station north of Taupō in New Zealand. Previously known as Tauhara 2, the project is being developed by Contact Energy and Tauhara Moana Trust [3] and opened in November 2024. At its peak it can produce up to 174 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 200 thousand homes.
Taupō (Māori pronunciation: [ˈ t a ʉ p ɔː]), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. [2]
Nga Awa Purua is New Zealand's second largest geothermal power station [2] and the steam turbine is the largest geothermal turbine in the world. [ 3 ] The power station is a joint venture between Mercury Energy (75%) and the Tauhara North No 2 Trust (25%), who represent about 800 owners affiliated to Ngati Tahu. [ 4 ]
Craters of the Moon Thermal Area (or Karapiti in Māori language) is a region with geothermal activity north of Taupō, New Zealand.It is a part of Wairakei, the largest geothermal field in New Zealand, with a surface area of about 25 km 2, which lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
English: A geothermal drilling rig near Lake Taupo, New Zealand. The region has a long history of geothermal power plants going back almost half a century, and a number of new wells are now being dug for large new generation facilities.