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Waitaki — 90 MW Hydroelectric

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Waitaki is a 90 MW hydro power plant located in New Zealand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
90 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1953

Year online

Owner
Meridian Energy

Operator

Location
-44.67, 170.40

Coordinates

Insights

#22
largest in New Zealand
#2,428
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#10,694
largest worldwide
1953
31 yrs older than avg
12
operated by Meridian Energy
5
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
90 MW
Commissioned
1953
Status
Operational
Owner
Meridian Energy
Country
New Zealand
Coordinates
-44.675, 170.399

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
7,569 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
605,491 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,645
cars per year
1,009
homes per year
344,029
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

Ohau A

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

688MW · 1998

Benmore

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

540MW · 1998

Clyde

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

432MW · 1992

Aviemore

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

220MW · 1998

Tekapo

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

179MW · 1996

Waipori

New Zealand · Hydroelectric

83MW · 2000

About this plant

Waitaki is a 90 MW hydro power plant in New Zealand, operated by Meridian Energy.

Ranked #12 of 24 hydro plants in New Zealand, Waitaki’s 90 MW represents 2.05% of New Zealand’s total hydro capacity of 4,388 MW. The largest hydro plant in New Zealand is Manapouri at 800 MW, making Waitaki 8.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Ohau A (688 MW, Hydro), Benmore (540 MW, Hydro), and Aviemore (220 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Canterbury region, approximately 60 km from Christchurch.

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