Pātea hydroelectric plant

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Pātea hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Pātea hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1][2] 1984[1][2] 32 MW[1][3] 3 x 10.5 MW[4] Conventional storage[3] Contact Energy Ltd[1][5]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Pātea hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
South Taranaki District, Taranaki, New Zealand[6] Pātea River[1] -39.5464, 174.5673 (exact)[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.manawaenergy.co.nz/patea-power-scheme. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230221170108/https://www.wri.org/research/global-database-power-plants. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://www.trc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Environment/Monitoring-Industry/2024/24-29-Manawa-Energy-Patea-HEPS-Monitoring-Programme-Annual-Report-2023-2024.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81tea_Dam. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/contact-energy-to-acquire-manawa-energy-in-1-14bn-deal/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12550529. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)