Ohau A

Ohau A
Country New Zealand
Location Canterbury
Coordinates 44°15′52″S 170°1′56″E / 44.26444°S 170.03222°E / -44.26444; 170.03222Coordinates: 44°15′52″S 170°1′56″E / 44.26444°S 170.03222°E / -44.26444; 170.03222
Status Operational
Commission date 1979-80
Owner(s) Meridian Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Hydroelectric
Power generation
Units operational 4
Nameplate capacity 264 MW (354,000 hp)
Annual net output 1,150 GWh (4,100 TJ)

Ohau A is a power station operated by Meridian Energy in the South Island of New Zealand.

It is located on the artificial Ohau canal. The dam is fed by water from Lake Ohau and Lake Pukaki and spills into the artificial Lake Ruataniwha.[1]

Ohau A has a net head of 59 metres (194 ft). It is part of the Waitaki hydro scheme which consists of eight power stations operated from a control centre near Twizel. Construction of the power station commenced in 1971.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Meridian Energy, Introducing Ohau A brochure

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.
  • Sheridan, Marion (1995). Dam Dwellers – End of an Era. Twizel: Sheridan Press. pp. 392 pages. ISBN 0-473-03402-6.

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