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Hydroelectricity is the primary source of renewable energy in New Zealand. Power is generated the most in the South Island and is used most in the North Island. [1] Early schemes such as the Waipori scheme commissioned in 1903 and the Lake Coleridge power station commissioned in 1914 established New Zealand's use of renewable hydro energy. By ...
New Zealand Energy is a New Zealand electricity generation energy retailer company, servicing the Nelson and Tasman Regions of the country. [1]The company is based in Motueka, and generates their renewable hydro and solar electricity locally within the Nelson and Tasman Regions by operating small hydroelectric power stations in Haast, Fox, Ōpunake and Raetihi.
Pages in category "Hydroelectric power stations in New Zealand" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Highbank Power Station is a small run-of-the-river-hydroelectric power station in the Ashburton District of the South Island of New Zealand. Owned and operated by Manawa Energy , the station generates power from the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) irrigation scheme when agricultural water demand is low.
People, Politics and Power Stations. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. ISBN 0-908912-16-1. Ministry of Works and Development. (1987). Clyde dam : Clutha power. Reeves, Trevor; Wolfe, Judith (1994). An Abuse of Power: The Story of the Clyde Dam. Dunedin: Square One Press. ISBN 0-908562-12-8.
The Aviemore Dam is a dam on the Waitaki River in New Zealand. The dam is a composite dam, with an embankment section, and a concrete section. Built in the 1960s (and completed in 1968) [1] it impounds Lake Aviemore. Aviemore Dam is owned and operated by Meridian Energy, and its primary purpose is to power a hydroelectric power plant. [2]
Aratiatia Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the first hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, and is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) downstream of Lake Taupō. Aratiatia is owned and operated by Mercury Energy. [1] [2]
Hydroelectric power stations in New Zealand (52 P) Pages in category "Hydroelectricity in New Zealand" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.