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Hydroelectric power in New Zealand has been a part of the country's energy system for over 100 years and continues to provide more than half of the country's electricity needs. 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]
Graph of New Zealand electricity generation capacity by year. 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. Power plants in New Zealand have different generating roles – for baseload, intermediate or peaking.
Walls for Water: Pioneer Dam Building in New Zealand. Palmerston North: The Dunmore Press Ltd. ISBN 0-86469-313-3 . Retired civil engineer and dam inspector examines the development of New Zealand dam construction techniques and uses from the 1860s to the 1950s for municipal water supply, mining, kauri logging and development of the Lake ...
The Aniwhenua power station is a hydroelectric power facility in Bay of Plenty in New Zealand located on the Rangitaiki River upstream of the Matahina Power Station.Water is drawn from behind a dam above the Aniwhenua Falls and diverted through a canal and a headpond to the power station before being discharged back into the river.
People, Power and Power Stations: Electric Power Generation in New Zealand 1880 - 1990. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. ISBN 0-908912-16-1. Hutton, L.B.; Stace, E.N., eds. (1958). The Engineering History of Electric Supply in New Zealand. Wellington: Electric Supply Authority Engineer's ...
The Karāpiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Karapiro on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. The power station lies on Lake Karapiro, a major rowing regatta venue. [2] Karāpiro is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east and upstream from the city of Hamilton and approx. 9 kilometres from Cambridge. It is the last ...
The Ministry of Works (MOW) investigated all possible sources of hydro-electric power in New Zealand. With the last of the power stations on the Waitako River nearing completion and wishing to find work for itself and its large workforce, investigations were undertaken for four years in the late 1950s on the hydro-electric potential of the Bay of Plenty.
Pages in category "Hydroelectric power stations in New Zealand" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. ... Pupu Hydro Power Scheme; R.