Ngāwhā geothermal power station

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Global Geothermal Power Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.

Other names: Ngawha I Geothermal Power Plant (Ngāwhā)

Ngāwhā geothermal power station is an operating geothermal power plant in Kaikohe-Hokianga Community, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Ngāwhā geothermal power station


Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
1	Operating^[1]	–	10 MW^[2]	Binary cycle^[3]	Top Energy Ltd^[1]	Top Energy^[1]
OEC3	Operating^[1]	–	15 MW^[3]^[1]	Binary cycle^[3]^[1]	Top Energy Ltd^[1]	Top Energy^[1]
OEC4	Operating^[4]	2021^[4]	32 MW^[4]	Unknown type	Top Energy Ltd [100%]^[4]	Top Energy^[4]
OEC5	Pre-construction^[1]	–	32 MW^[1]	Unknown type	–	–

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Ngāwhā geothermal power station


Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Kaikohe-Hokianga Community, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand^[2]	-35.4176, 173.8522 (exact)^[2]
OEC3	Kaikohe-Hokianga Community, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand^[2]	-35.4176, 173.8522 (exact)^[2]
OEC4	Kaikohe-Hokianga Community, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand^[2]	-35.4176, 173.8522 (exact)^[2]
OEC5	Kaikohe-Hokianga Community, Far North District, Northland, New Zealand^[2]	-35.4176, 173.8522 (exact)^[2]

The map below shows the exact locations of the geothermal power plant units:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global geothermal power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Geothermal Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 https://topenergy.co.nz/tell-me-about/news/ng%C4%81wh%C4%81-geothermal-power-station-official-opening. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220512151832/https://www.google.com/gen_204?v=3&s=tactile&action=vtworker&srt=558&tbsrt=610&tran=15&conn=onchange&ei=RiV9YrTVJ4-ckPIP7KKfiAY&cad=vws:2444.3399999290705,cr:wccf10,ct:2,jsv:20220509.0,w:1100,h:784,drv:n&e=10202786,10202788,10203448,10203487,10203489,10203509,10203568,10203575,10203917,10203919,10204034,10204121,10204178,10204258,10204417,10204423,10204507,10204517,10204520,10204567,10204729,10204732,10204743,10205027,10205070,10205123,10205183,10205201,10205254,10205257,10205262,10205270,10205311,10205355,10205410,10205411,10205414,10205438,10205444,1381033,1368782,1368785,47025228,4592408,45359068,1375050,4536287&atyp=csi&rt=noop.0. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Global Geothermal Power Plant Map". 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-06. {{cite web}}: Text "ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News" ignored (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220511214102/http://ngawhageneration.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Top-Energy_Ngawha-Commissioning_Web_small.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 https://topenergy.co.nz/tell-me-about/news/ng%C4%81wh%C4%81-geothermal-power-station-official-opening. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220512151832/https://www.google.com/gen_204?v=3&s=tactile&action=vtworker&srt=558&tbsrt=610&tran=15&conn=onchange&ei=RiV9YrTVJ4-ckPIP7KKfiAY&cad=vws:2444.3399999290705,cr:wccf10,ct:2,jsv:20220509.0,w:1100,h:784,drv:n&e=10202786,10202788,10203448,10203487,10203489,10203509,10203568,10203575,10203917,10203919,10204034,10204121,10204178,10204258,10204417,10204423,10204507,10204517,10204520,10204567,10204729,10204732,10204743,10205027,10205070,10205123,10205183,10205201,10205254,10205257,10205262,10205270,10205311,10205355,10205410,10205411,10205414,10205438,10205444,1381033,1368782,1368785,47025228,4592408,45359068,1375050,4536287&atyp=csi&rt=noop.0. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Global Geothermal Power Plant Map". 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-06. {{cite web}}: Text "ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News" ignored (help)

[autoref_3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220511214102/http://ngawhageneration.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Top-Energy_Ngawha-Commissioning_Web_small.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-05-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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