Mangahao Power Station

Mangahao Power Station
Country New Zealand
Location Manawatu-Wanganui
Coordinates 40°34′36″S 175°27′1″E / 40.57667°S 175.45028°E / -40.57667; 175.45028Coordinates: 40°34′36″S 175°27′1″E / 40.57667°S 175.45028°E / -40.57667; 175.45028
Status Operational
Commission date November 1924
Owner(s) Todd Energy, King Country Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Hydroelectric
Power generation
Units operational 3 (1 x Francis, 2 x Pelton)
Nameplate capacity 38 MW (51,000 hp)

Mangahao Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near the town of Shannon, New Zealand. After being delayed by war, access road construction and foundation testing was started by late 1919 and the station opened in November 1924.[1][2] It makes use of Mangahao River, through a series of tunnels and pipelines totaling 4.8 kilometers, in the Tararua Ranges. Mangahao Power Station became the power station for Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa.[1] As of 2012, it is jointly owned and operated by Todd Energy and King Country Energy.[1][2]

The North Island's Mangahao hydroelectric power station

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mangahao Power Station". IPENZ Engineering Heritage. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. 1 2 "Mangahao Hydro". Todd Energy. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

Further reading

  • Martin, John E, ed. (1991). People, Power and Power Stations: Electric Power Generation in New Zealand 1880 - 1990. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. pp. 316 pages. ISBN 0-908912-16-1.
  • Reilly, Helen (2008). Connecting the Country: New Zealand’s National Grid 1886 - 2007. Wellington: Steele Roberts. pp. 376 pages. ISBN 978-1-877448-40-9.


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