Waipori is a 83 MW hydro power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 83 MW
- Commissioned
- 2000
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Trustpower
- Country
- New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -45.882, 169.977
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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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