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Highbank — 29 MW Hydroelectric

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Highbank is a 29 MW hydro power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
29 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1984

Year online

Owner
Trustpower

Operator

Location
-43.63, 171.65

Coordinates

Insights

#40
largest in New Zealand
#3,919
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#17,086
largest worldwide
1984
at fleet average
9
operated by Trustpower
1
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
29 MW
Commissioned
1984
Status
Operational
Owner
Trustpower
Country
New Zealand
Coordinates
-43.633, 171.650

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,439 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
195,103 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

530
cars / year
325
homes / year
110,854
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Highbank is a 29 MW hydro power plant in New Zealand, operated by Trustpower since 1984.

Ranked #23 of 24 hydro plants in New Zealand. Its 29 MW represents 0.66% of New Zealand’s total hydro capacity of 4,388 MW. The largest hydro plant in New Zealand is Manapouri at 800 MW, making Highbank 27.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Coleridge (39 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Canterbury region, approximately 90 km west of Christchurch.

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