New Zealand

Waipori — 83 MW Hydroelectric

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Waipori is a 83 MW hydro power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
83 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2000

Year online

Owner
Trustpower

Operator

Location
-45.88, 169.98

Coordinates

Insights

#23
largest in %s
#2,536
largest %s worldwide
#11,000
largest worldwide
2000
%d yrs newer than avg
9
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
83 MW
Commissioned
2000
Status
Operational
Owner
Trustpower
Country
New Zealand
Coordinates
-45.882, 169.977

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,980 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
558,397 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,517
cars / year
931
homes / year
317,271
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Waipori is an 83 MW hydroelectric power plant in New Zealand, operated by Trustpower.

Ranked #13 of 24 hydro plants in New Zealand. Its 83 MW represents 1.89% of New Zealand’s total hydro capacity of 4,388 MW. The largest hydro plant in New Zealand is Manapouri at 800 MW, making Waipori 9.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Mahinerangi (36 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Otago, approximately 40 km from the city of Dunedin.

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