Whareroa power station

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Whareroa power station is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand. It is also known as Hawera.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Whareroa power station Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand -39.609873, 174.29859 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 70[4] combined cycle[5][6] 1996[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Fonterra/Todd JV (FTJV) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): agriculture[6]
  • Captive industry: Both[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fonterra+Whareroa+Factory/@-39.607912174.2997273861m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d15766581819fff:0xd019b24b6f4089fb!8m2!3d-39.607912!4d174.301916. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075542/https://www.trc.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Environment/Monitoring-Industry/2022/21-71-Fonterra-Whareroa-Monitoring-Programme-Annual-Report-2020-2021-2819111.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220819042622/http://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/12554-2020-thermal-generation-stack-update-report-pdf. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006133522/https://www.toddenergy.co.nz/?page_id=82. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210630164147/http://docplayer.net/178032260-The-fonterra-todd-joint-venture-ftjv-is-an-unincorporated-joint-venture-between-whareroa-power-limited-and-todd-energy-limited.html. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210630172525/https://www.ea.govt.nz/assets/dms-assets/25/25096Whareroa-Type-B-Cogeneration-Application-2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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