Ohau C

Ohau C
Country New Zealand
Location Canterbury
Coordinates 44°20′31″S 170°10′56″E / 44.34194°S 170.18222°E / -44.34194; 170.18222Coordinates: 44°20′31″S 170°10′56″E / 44.34194°S 170.18222°E / -44.34194; 170.18222
Status Operational
Commission date 1984-85
Owner(s) Meridian Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Hydroelectric
Power generation
Units operational 4
Nameplate capacity 222 MW (298,000 hp)

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

It is a twin station with Ohau B and is part of the Waitaki hydro scheme which consists of eight power stations operated from a control centre near Twizel.[1] Water from Lake Ruataniwha flows through Ohau B, then Ohau C and then through to Lake Benmore.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meridian Energy Ohau B & Ohau C 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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