List of power stations in New Zealand

This is a list of power stations in New Zealand.

The list is not exhaustive - only power stations over 0.5 MW and significant power stations below 0.5 MW are listed.

Geothermal power stations

Name	Location	Field	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Kawerau (BoPE)	Kawerau, Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...	Kawerau	Bay of Plenty Energy	6.3	1989, 1993
Kawerau (kA24)	Kawerau, Bay of Plenty	Kawerau		8.3	2008
Kawerau Kawerau geothermal power station The Kawerau Power Station is a 100-megawatt geothermal power plant located just outside the town of Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The power station is situated within the Kawerau geothermal field, which is part of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Completed in July 2008 by Mighty River... (MRP)	Kawerau, Bay of Plenty	Kawerau	Mighty River Power	100	2008
Mokai	northwest of Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....	Mokai	Mighty River Power	112	2000
Nga Awa Purua Nga Awa Purua Nga Awa Purua is a geothermal power station located near Taupo in New Zealand. The project was developed by Mighty River Power. Nga Awa Purua is New Zealand's second largest geothermal power station and the steam turbine is the largest geothermal turbine in the world.The power station is a joint...	north of Taupo	Rotokawa	Mighty River Power	140	2010	Largest geothermal turbine in the world (147 MW rated)
Ngawha Ngawha geothermal field The Ngawha geothermal field is a geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated approximately 5 km east of Kaikohe and is centred around the village of Ngawha Springs. The field covers an area of around 25 km² and as such, is much smaller than the only other geothermal...	near Kaikohe, Northland	Ngawha	Top Energy	25	1998
Ohaaki Ohaaki Power Station The Ohaaki Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. A distinctive feature of this power station is the 105 m high natural draft cooling tower, the only one of its kind in New Zealand....	between Rotorua Rotorua Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns... and Taupo	Ohaaki	Contact Energy	70	1989
Poihipi Poihipi Power Station The Poihipi Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. It is located on Poihipi Road near Taupo in New Zealand....	north of Taupo	Wairakei	Contact Energy	55	1997
Rotokawa Rotokawa Power Station The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mighty River Power. It is located approximately 10 km north east of Taupo in New Zealand...	north of Taupo	Rotokawa	Mighty River Power	33	1997
Te Huka	north of Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....	Tauhara	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	23	2010
Wairakei Wairakei Power Station The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupo Volcanic Zone.- History :...	north of Taupo	Wairakei	Contact Energy	181	1958, 2005	First flash steam geothermal station in the world.

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Operating

Name	Location	Scheme	No. Turbines	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Aniwhenua	Bay of Plenty			Bay of Plenty Electricity	25	1979
Arapuni Arapuni Power Station Arapuni Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seventh and penultimate hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River...	east of Putaruru Putaruru Putaruru is a small town in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Oraka River 65 kilometres south-east of Hamilton.... , Waikato Waikato The Waikato Region is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District...	Waikato River Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. In the North Island, it runs for 425 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and emptying into Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake. It drains Taupo at the lake's northeastern edge, creates the...	8	Mighty River Power	196.7	1929, 1946
Aratiatia	north of Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....	Waikato River	3	Mighty River Power	78	1964
Argyle	Marlborough	Branch River		TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	3.8	1983
Arnold Arnold Power Station The Arnold Power Station is a hydroelectric facility fed from Lake Brunner on the Arnold River in West Coast, New Zealand, owned and operated by TrustPower. The plant is rated at 3 MW and has an average annual output of 25 GWh.- Development :...	West Coast			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	3.0	1932
Atiamuri Atiamuri Power Station Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the third of eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato River. The station can easily be seen from State Highway 1 between Taupo and Tokoroa.Atiamuri Power Station is ...	between Taupo and Tokoroa, Waikato	Waikato River	4	Mighty River Power	84	1962
Aviemore Aviemore Dam The Aviemore Dam is a dam of the Waitaki River in New Zealand. Built from earth and concrete in the 1960s to dam Lake Aviemore, it is one of the major dams of Meridian Energy, and is used to power a hydroelectric power plant...	east of Otematata, Canterbury	Waitaki River Waitaki River The Waitaki River is a large river in the South Island of New Zealand, some 110 km long. It is the major river of the Mackenzie Basin.It is a braided river which flows through Lake Benmore, Lake Aviemore and Lake Waitaki. These are ultimately fed by three large glacial lakes, Pukaki, Tekapo,...	4	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	220	1968
Benmore Benmore Dam Benmore Dam is the largest dam within the Waitaki power scheme, located in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. There are eight other power stations in the valley....	north of Otematata, Canterbury	Waitaki River	6	Meridian Energy	540	1965
Cobb Cobb Power Station The Cobb Power Station is a hydroelectric facility on the Cobb River, 112 km northwest of Nelson, New Zealand. Since 2003, it has been owned and operated by TrustPower. Annual generation is approximately 190 GWh....	Tasman			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	34.3	1956
Coleridge Coleridge Power Station The Coleridge Power Station is a hydroelectric facility at Lake Coleridge on the Rakaia River in Canterbury, New Zealand. The power station is owned and operated by TrustPower...	Canterbury			TrustPower	45	1914
Clyde Clyde Dam The Clyde Dam, New Zealand's third largest hydroelectric dam, is built on the Clutha River near the town of Clyde. It is owned and operated by Contact Energy.-History:...	near Clyde, Otago	Clutha River	4	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	432	1992
Dillmans	West Coast			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	3.5	1928
Falls	Otago-Southland			Pioneer Generation	1.2
Fraser	Otago-Southland			Pioneer Generation	2.8
Highbank	central Canterbury	Rangitata Diversion		TrustPower	25.2	1945
Hinemaiaia	Central North Island			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	6.1	1952, 1966, 1982
Kaitawa	Lake Waikaremoana, Hawke's Bay	Waikaremoana		Genesis Energy	36	1948
Karapiro Karapiro Power Station The Karapiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. The power station station lies on Lake Karapiro, upstream from the city of Hamilton...	near Cambridge, Waikato	Waikato River	3	Mighty River Power	90	1948
Kourarau	east of Carterton, Wellington			Genesis Energy	1.1	1923, 1925
Kumara	West Coast			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	6.5	1928
Lloyd Mandeno	west of Tauranga	Kaimai		TrustPower	15.6
Lower Mangapapa	west of Tauranga	Kaimai		TrustPower	6.25
Manapouri Manapouri Power Station Manapouri Power Station is an underground hydroelectric power station on the western arm of Lake Manapouri in Fiordland National Park, in the South Island of New Zealand...	Lake Manapouri, Southland		7	Meridian Energy	730	1971, 2002
Mangahao Mangahao Power Station Mangahao Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near the town of Shannon, New Zealand. It was opened in 1924 and is now operated by Todd Energy.It is one of the oldest large power stations in New Zealand.-References:*...	east of Shannon, Manawatu-Wanganui			Todd Energy Todd Energy Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...	42	1924
Mangapehi	Taranaki			Clearwater Hydro	3.0	1998
Mangorei	Taranaki			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	4.5	1906, 1931
Maraetai Maraetai Power Station Maraetai Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the fifth of the eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato River, and at 360 MW, is the largest hydroelectric station on the Waikato.The station has two powerhouses -...	near Mangakino, Waikato	Waikato River	10	Mighty River Power	360	1954, 1971
Matahina	east of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty	Rangataiki River		TrustPower	72	1967
McKays Creek	West Coast			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	1.1	1931
Mokauiti/Wairere	Central North Island			King Country Energy	7.0	1925, 1938, 1963
Monowai Monowai power station The Monowai Power Station, fed by the Monowai River from Lake Monowai in Southland, New Zealand, was one of the earliest hydroelectric power stations in the country. Originally commissioned in 1926, it was recently overhauled and now contains modern turbines and plant, though the original buildings...	Southland			Pioneer Generation	6.6	1926
Montalto	Canterbury			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	1.8	1982	1.1 MW during irrigation season
Motukawa	Taranaki			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	5.0	1927-1938
Ohakuri	between Taupo and Tokoroa, Waikato	Waikato River	4	Mighty River Power	112	1962
Ohau A Ohau A 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....	west of Twizel, Canterbury	Waitaki River	4	Meridian Energy	264	1980
Ohau B Ohau B Ohau B is a power station operated by Meridian Energy in the South Island of New Zealand.It is a twin station with Ohau C and is part of the Waitaki hydro scheme which consists of eight power stations operated from a control centre near Twizel...	east of Twizel, Canterbury	Waitaki River	4	Meridian Energy	212	1984
Ohau C Ohau C 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...	east of Twizel, Canterbury	Waitaki River	4	Meridian Energy	212	1985
Paerau	Central Otago	Paerau Gorge		TrustPower	10	1984
Patea Patea Dam The Patea Dam is a high compacted earth fill–type hydroelectric dam in New Zealand, constructed between 1979 and 1984. The Patea Hydro Electric Scheme first produced power in May 1984. After construction difficulties, wetter than normal conditions had caused a six-month delay. It is operated by...	north of Patea, Taranaki			TrustPower	30.7	1984
Patearoa	Taranaki			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	2.3	1984
Piriaka/Kuratau	Central North Island			King Country Energy	8.0	1924
Piripaua	Lake Waikaremoana, Hawke's Bay	Waikaremoana		Genesis Energy	42	1943
Rangipo	south of Turangi, Waikato	Tongariro	2	Genesis Energy	120	1983
Roaring Meg Roaring Meg hydro scheme The Roaring Meg hydro scheme refers to two small hydro electricity power stations fed by the Roaring Meg Dam. The scheme is located next to the Roaring Meg Stream in the Kawarau Gorge, near Cromwell, New Zealand...	west of Cromwell, Otago			Pioneer Generation	4.3	1936
Roxburgh Roxburgh Dam The Roxburgh Dam is the earliest of the large hydroelectric projects in the southern South Island of New Zealand. It lies across the Clutha River / Mata-Au, some from Dunedin, some to the north of the town of Roxburgh...	near Roxburgh, Otago	Clutha River		Contact Energy	320	1956
Ruahihi	west of Tauranga	Kaimai		TrustPower	20	1981
Tekapo A Lake Tekapo Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand...	Lake Tekapo, Canterbury	Waitaki River	1	Genesis Energy	25	1951
Tekapo B Lake Tekapo Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand...	Lake Pukaki, Canterbury	Waitaki River	2	Genesis Energy	160	1977
Teviot	east of Roxburgh, Otago	Teviot		Pioneer Generation	10.5	1983
Tokaanu	Tokaanu, Waikato	Tongariro	4	Genesis Energy	240	1973
Tuai	Lake Waikaremoana, Hawke's Bay	Waikaremoana		Genesis Energy	60	1929
Wahapo/Okarito Forks	West Coast			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	3.1	1960
Waihopai	Nelson-Marlborough			TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	2.4	1927
Waipapa	north of Mangakino, Waikato	Waikato River		Mighty River Power	51	1961
Waipori	west of Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...			TrustPower	84	1902
Waitaki Lake Waitaki Lake Waitaki is the smallest, oldest and farthest downstream of the three man-made lakes of the Waitaki hydroelectric project in New Zealand's South Island. It lies below lakes Aviemore and Benmore on the Waitaki River, close to the town of Kurow...	west of Kurow, Canterbury	Waitaki River	7	Meridian Energy	105	1935
Whakamaru Whakamaru Power Station Whakamaru Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It was the fourth hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River to be installed....	south of Mangakino, Waikato	Waikato River	4	Mighty River Power	100	1956
Wheao and Flaxy	Bay of Plenty			TrustPower	24	1982

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Under construction

Name	Location	Scheme	No. Turbines	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioning	Notes
Amethyst	east of Harihari, West Coast			Westpower / Harihari Hydro	6	2013

Decommissioned

Name	Location	Scheme	Last Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Notes
Horahora Horahora Power Station Horahora Power Station was an early hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River in New Zealand. It was the country’s first large-scale power station, completed in 1913. Initially built to service a gold mine, the power station was expanded to supply a significant part of the North Island...	east of Cambridge, Waikato	Waikato River	State Hydro Department	10.3	1913	1947	Drowned by formation of Lake Karapiro Lake Karapiro Lake Karapiro is an artificial reservoir lake on the Waikato River in the North Island of New Zealand. The lake, near Cambridge and some south-east of the city of Hamilton, was created in 1947 to store water for the Karapiro Power Station, the last of the eight hydroelectric power stations on the...
Reefton Reefton Power Station Reefton Power Station was the first power station to supply municipal electricity in the Southern Hemisphere.It supplied electricity to the town of Reefton in New Zealand. The power station turbine was run by water supplied from the Inangahua River via two tunnels and a headrace flume...	Reefton, West Coast		Grey Electric Power Board	< 1	1888	1949	Demolished
Wye Creek	Otago-Southland		Pioneer Generation	1.3	1936	2008	Mothballed after turbine/generator failure

Electricity only stations

Name	Location	Fuel(s)	Type	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Bream Bay	Northland	Diesel	recip engine	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	9	2011
Greenmount	Auckland	Biogas		Vector	5.5	1992
Huntly 1-4 Huntly power station The Huntly Power Station is the largest thermal power station in New Zealand and is located in the town of Huntly in the Waikato. It is operated by Genesis Power, a state-owned enterprise, and supplies around 17% of the country's power.-Generation:...	Huntly, Waikato	Coal/Gas	steam turbine	Genesis Energy	1000	1983	Part of Huntly complex
Huntly 5 Huntly power station The Huntly Power Station is the largest thermal power station in New Zealand and is located in the town of Huntly in the Waikato. It is operated by Genesis Power, a state-owned enterprise, and supplies around 17% of the country's power.-Generation:...	Huntly, Waikato	Gas	combined-cycle	Genesis Energy	400	2007	Part of Huntly complex
Huntly 6 Huntly power station The Huntly Power Station is the largest thermal power station in New Zealand and is located in the town of Huntly in the Waikato. It is operated by Genesis Power, a state-owned enterprise, and supplies around 17% of the country's power.-Generation:...	Huntly, Waikato	Gas	open-cycle	Genesis Energy	50	2004	Part of Huntly complex
Mangahewa	Taranaki	Gas		Todd Energy Todd Energy Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...	9.0	2008
Otahuhu B Otahuhu Power Station The Otahuhu power station site holds two plants; Otahuhu A and Otahuhu B . The station is owned and operated by Contact Energy.- Otahuhu A :...	Otahuhu, Auckland	Gas	combined cycle	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	380	2000
Rosedale	Auckland	Biogas		Mighty River Power	2.8	1992
Silverstream	Upper Hutt	Biogas		Mighty River Power	2.7	1994
Southern Landfill	Wellington	Biogas		Todd Energy Todd Energy Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...	1.1
Stratford Stratford Power Station The Stratford Power Station is a 575 MW power station located east of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand. It comprises one combined cycle unit and two open cycle gas turbine units and is owned and operated by Contact Energy.- History :...	Stratford, Taranaki	Gas	open/combined-cycle	Contact Energy	585	1998, 2010	1 x combined cycle Alstom GT26A/B, 2 x open cycle GE LMS100 turbines
Tirohia	Waikato	Biomass		Mighty River Power	2.0	2008
Whirinaki Whirinaki Power Station The Whirinaki Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine power station at Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.-Background:Following national power shortages in 2001 and 2003 due to low hydro lake levels, the New Zealand government commissioned Contact Energy to build reserve generation on the...	Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay	Diesel	open-cycle	Government / Contact Energy	155	2004

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Cogeneration stations

Name	Location	Fuel(s)	Type	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Auckland Hospital	Grafton, Auckland	Gas/Diesel		Auckland DHB / Meridian Energy	3.6	2005
Edgecumbe	Edgecumbe, Bay of Plenty	Gas		Bay of Plenty Energy	10	1996	Typhoon gas turbine plus HRSG HRSG A heat recovery steam generator or HRSG is an energy recovery heat exchanger that recovers heat from a hot gas stream. It produces steam that can be used in a process or used to drive a steam turbine.-General usage:... supplying power to grid and steam to adjacent dairy factory
Glenbrook	Glenbrook, Auckland	Coal/Gas	waste heat	Alinta	112	1997	Continuous rating 99 MW
Kapuni	Kapuni, Taranaki	Gas	combined-cycle	Vector Vector Limited Vector Limited is a multi-network infrastructure company in New Zealand. It is the national number one provider of electricity distribution, number one provider of gas transmission and distribution, number one provider of electricity and gas metering, number two wholesaler of LPG and number three... / Bay of Plenty Energy	25	1998
Kawerau (CHH)	Kawerau, Bay of Plenty	Wood		Carter Holt Harvey Carter Holt Harvey Carter Holt Harvey Limited is an Australasian forest products company, with significant interests in wood products, pulp, paper and packaging. The company employs approximately 10,500 people across Australasia. Carter Holt Harvey's head New Zealand office is located at 173 Captain Springs Road in...	27
Kawerau (TPP)	Kawerau, Bay of Plenty	Gas		Tasman Pulp and Paper Tasman Mill The Tasman Mill is a pulp and paper mill located just outside the town of Kawerau in New Zealand. Tasman Mill is the largest single in employer in the Eastern Bay of Plenty region. Three separate companies operate within Tasman including Norske Skog, who operate the paper mill, Carter Holt Harvey,...	37	1966
Kinleith Kinleith Mill The Kinleith Mill is a Carter Holt Harvey pulp and paper plant located at Kinleith, Tokoroa, New Zealand. The mill is the largest of four pulp and paper mills operated by Carter Holt Harvey...	Kinleith, Waikato	Wood/Gas		Genesis Energy	40	1998
McKee McKee power station The McKee power station is a gas fired generating plant located at the McKee production station in north Taranaki, New Zealand. The plant currently comprises two 1MW reciprocating engines in cogeneration mode, and is owned and operated by Todd Energy....	Taranaki	Gas		Todd Energy Todd Energy Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...	2.0	2008	Waste heat used to heat hot water for plant usage
Pan Pac Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd is a Japanese owned forest products company based in Whirinaki, near Napier, New Zealand. The company includes forestry operations, manufacturing and sales of TMP wood pulp and lumbar products, employing approximately 330 staff....	Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay	Wood		Pan Pac Forest Products	12.8	2005
Southdown Southdown Power Station Southdown Power Station is a natural gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine cogeneration power station in Southdown, a suburb in southern Auckland City, New Zealand...	Southdown, Auckland	Gas	combined-cycle	Mighty River Power	170	1997
Te Rapa Te Rapa cogeneration The Te Rapa cogeneration plant is a 45 MW cogeneration plant owned and operated by Contact Energy. It is located at the Fonterra dairy factory at Te Rapa near Hamilton in New Zealand....	Te Rapa, Hamilton	Gas		Contact Energy	44	1999	MS6001B gas turbine plus HRSG HRSG A heat recovery steam generator or HRSG is an energy recovery heat exchanger that recovers heat from a hot gas stream. It produces steam that can be used in a process or used to drive a steam turbine.-General usage:... supplying power to the grid and steam to adjacent dairy factory
Whareroa	near Hawera, Taranaki	Gas	combined-cycle	Fonterra Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by almost 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company.- History :In... / Todd Energy Todd Energy Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...	69.6	1996
Wellington Hospital Wellington Hospital, New Zealand Wellington Hospital is Wellington, New Zealand's main hospital located in the suburb of Newtown. It is the main hospital run by Capital & Coast District Health Board , the others including Kapiti Health Centre, and Kenepuru Hospital...	Newtown, Wellington	Gas/Oil		Capital & Coast DHB / Vector / Meridian Energy	8	1981

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Decommissioned

Name	Location	Fuel(s)	Type	Last Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Notes
Evans Bay	near Kilbirnie, Wellington	Coal	steam turbine	Wellington City Council	23	1924	1968	Demolished
Kings Wharf	Central Auckland	Coal	steam turbine	Auckland Harbour Board	10.5	1920	1968
Marsden A Marsden A Marsden A was a 250MW oil fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery at Marsden Point, Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand. It was built in the 1970s, and acted as an emergency reserve power station, serving the load centre of Auckland to the south...	Marsden Point, Northland	Oil		ECNZ Electricity Corporation of New Zealand The Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise formed on 1 April 1987, as a transition entity in the process of deregulating the New Zealand electricity market...	240	1967	1997	Partially demolished
Marsden B Marsden B Marsden B was an unused 250MW oil fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery at Marsden Point, Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand. Due to rising oil prices, the plant was mothballed in 1978 without ever being commissioned...	Marsden Point, Northland	Oil		ECNZ	250			Mothballed 1978 without commissioning
Meremere Meremere Power Station Meremere Power Station is a former coal-fired power station on the Waikato River at Meremere, approximately south of Auckland, New Zealand. Meremere was the first major coal-fired power station in New Zealand, and was commissioned to help meet the increasing electricity demands of New Zealand, and...	Meremere, Waikato	Coal	steam turbine	ECNZ	210	1958	1991	Partially demolished; now a waste recovery plant.
New Plymouth New Plymouth Power Station The New Plymouth Power Station was a 600 MW thermal power station at New Plymouth. Located at Port Taranaki, it was dual fuelled on natural gas and fuel oil.-History:...	Port Taranaki, New Plymouth	Gas / Oil	steam turbine	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	600	1974	2008
Palmerston North	Terrace End, Palmerston North	Town Gas / Diesel Diesel engine A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...	reciprocating	Palmerston North City Council	2	1924	1992	Now an electricity museum
Te Awamutu	Te Awamutu, Waikato	Gas	gas turbine	Genesis Energy	54	1995	2007	Cogeneration

Operating

Name	Location	No. Turbines	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	\| Notes
Brooklyn	Wellington	1	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	0.2	1993
Gebbies Pass	Christchurch	1	Windflow Technology Windflow Technology Windflow Technology is a company based in Christchurch, New Zealand known for its unique wind turbine gearbox design.It was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange on 2 December 2003...	0.5	2003
Hau Nui Hau Nui Wind Farm The Hau Nui Wind Farm is a 15-turbine wind farm located approximately south-east of Martinborough, in the South Wairarapa District of New Zealand...	southeast of Martinborough Martinborough Martinborough is a town in South Wairarapa, a district in the Wellington region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton... , Wellington Wellington Region The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island.-Governance:The official Wellington Region, as administered by the Wellington Regional Council covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each...	15	Genesis Energy	8.7	1996, 2004
Horseshoe Bend	east of Roxburgh, Otago	3	Pioneer Generation	2.3	2009
Lulworth	south of Ward, Marlborough	4	Energy 3	1.0	2011
Mahinerangi Mahinerangi Wind Farm The Mahinerangi Wind Farm is a wind farm on the north side of Lake Mahinerangi, around 50 km west of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. Stage one of the wind farm, generating 36 MW, was commissioned in March 2011, and an additional 164 MW is consented to be commissioned in further...	Lake Mahinerangi Lake Mahinerangi Lake Mahinerangi is a small hydroelectric lake formed by a dam on the Waipori River 35 kilometres to the west of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.... , west of Dunedin	12	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	36
Southbridge	South Canterbury	1	Energy 3	0.1	2005
Tararua Tararua Wind Farm The Tararua Wind Farm is a wind farm owned and operated by TrustPower. It is located on of farm land on the Tararua Ranges of New Zealand. It has become New Zealand's largest capacity wind farm with a total capacity of 160MW....	Tararua Ranges, east of Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...	134	TrustPower	161	1999, 2004, 2007
Te Apiti Te Apiti wind farm Te Āpiti is a wind farm owned and operated by Meridian Energy. It is located on 11.5 km² of land north of the Manawatu Gorge in the North Island of New Zealand...	Ruahine Ranges, east of Palmerston North	55	Meridian Energy	91	2004
Te Rere Hau Te Rere Hau Wind Farm Te Rere Hau is a wind farm owned and operated by NZ Windfarms Ltd. It is situated on the Tararua Ranges, approximately 11 km east of Palmerston North in New Zealand....	Tararua Ranges, east of Palmerston North	77	New Zealand Windfarms	44	2006, 2009, 2011
Te Uku Te Uku Wind Farm Te Uku Wind Farm is a wind farm at Te Uku near Raglan, New Zealand. It has a capacity of 64MW using 28 wind turbines. Construction was completed in March 2011, at a cost of $200 million. The farm covers an area of approximately . The wind farm is jointly owned by WEL Networks and Meridian...	near Raglan, Waikato	28	Meridian Energy	64.4	2011	part owned by WEL Networks WEL Networks WEL Networks Limited is an electricity distribution company, serving the Waikato Region in New Zealand. WEL is the fifth largest electricity distribution companies in New Zealand, with over 80,000 connections and 4,900 km of lines....
Weld Cone	Marlborough	1	Energy 3	0.8	2010
West Wind Project West Wind Project West Wind is a wind farm located at Terawhiti Station and Makara Farm west of Wellington, New Zealand.It is the first wind farm for the capital city, and has a capacity of 143 MW. Construction of the wind farm project began in September 2007 and was completed in late 2009...	Makara, west of central Wellington	62	Meridian Energy	143	2009
White Hill White Hill Wind Farm The White Hill Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand operated by Meridian Energy. It was officially opened in 2007.It is located six kilometres south-east of Mossburn in the Southland Region of the South Island. The wind farm covers approximately 24 square kilometers of mainly forestry...	near Mossburn, Southland	29	Meridian Energy	58	2007

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Under construction

Name	Location	No. Turbines	Operator	Capacity (MW)	Commissioning	Notes
Mt Stuart Mt Stuart Wind Farm The Mt Stuart Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand being constructed by Pioneer Generation. It is located 15 kilometres west of Milton in the Otago Region of the South Island....	between Milton and Lawrence, Otago	9	Pioneer	7.7	December 2011
Te Rere Hau Te Rere Hau Wind Farm Te Rere Hau is a wind farm owned and operated by NZ Windfarms Ltd. It is situated on the Tararua Ranges, approximately 11 km east of Palmerston North in New Zealand.... stage 4	Tararua Ranges, east of Palmerston North	20	New Zealand Windfarms	10	2011

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Proposed power stations

Name	Type	Operator	Location	Planned Capacity (MW)	Indicative commissioning	Status
Arnold (Dobson)	Hydro	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	east of Greymouth, West Coast	46	2015 or later	consent under appeal
Awhitu Awhitu Wind Farm The Awhitu Wind Farm is a renewable energy project in New Zealand planned by Genesis Energy. This development is proposed to be located on the Awhitu Peninsula near Waiuku on the west coast south of Auckland....	Wind	Genesis Energy	near Waiuku, Auckland	18	2015 or later	consented
Belfast	Diesel	Orion	Belfast, Christchurch	11.5	2015 or later	consented
Bromley	Diesel	Orion	Bromley, Christchurch	11.5	2015 or later	consented
Castle Hill	Wind	Genesis Energy	northeast of Masterton Masterton Masterton is a large town and local government district in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges...	860		applied for consent
Central Wind Project Central Wind Project Central Wind is a proposed wind farm located on the Hihitahi Plateau between Waiouru and Taihape, New Zealand. Meridian Energy is developing the wind farm, which is planned to comprise 52 turbines and produce up to 130 MW.- Consent Process :... (Moawhango)	Wind	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	between Taihape and Waiouru	130	2012	consented
Cook Strait	Tidal	Neptune Power	near Wellington	1	2011	consented
Hauauru ma raki Hauauru ma raki Hauāuru mā raki is a wind farm being developed on the Waikato coast of New Zealand.It will extend 34 km along the coast between Port Waikato and Raglan. The project covers an area of and has a capacity of up to 504 MW...	Wind	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	Waikato coast	504	2015 or later	consented
Hawea Gates	Hydro	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	near Wanaka, Otago	17	2012	consented
Hurunui	Wind	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	North Canterbury	76	2015 or later	applied for consent
Kaipara Kaipara Tidal Power Station The Kaipara tidal power station is a proposed tidal power project to be located in the Kaipara Harbour. The project is being developed by Crest Energy, with an ultimate size of 200MW at a cost of $700 million....	Tidal	Crest Energy	Kaipara Harbour, Northland	200	2013	consented
Kaiwera Downs Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm The Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to be located in the Southland region of New Zealand. It is expected to have a maximum capacity of 240MW and use up 83 turbines...	Wind	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	south-east of Gore Gore -Violence:* Graphic violence visually depicted, especially the realistic depiction of serious physical injuries involving blood, flesh, bone and brain matter. This "gore effect" was first visualized in Wolfenstein 3D.... , Southland	240	2015 or later	consented
Lake Pukaki Lake Pukaki Lake Pukaki is the largest of three roughly parallel alpine lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on New Zealand's South Island. The others are Lakes Tekapo and Ohau...	Hydro	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	near Twizel, Canterbury	35	2015 or later	consents granted
Long Gully Long Gully Wind Farm Long Gully Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm in Wellington, New Zealand. Long Gully is an area adjacent to the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.The proposal involved using turbines manufactured by the New Zealand company Windflow Technology Limited...	Wind	Windflow Technologies	Wellington	12.5	2015 or later	consented
Mahinerangi Mahinerangi Wind Farm The Mahinerangi Wind Farm is a wind farm on the north side of Lake Mahinerangi, around 50 km west of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. Stage one of the wind farm, generating 36 MW, was commissioned in March 2011, and an additional 164 MW is consented to be commissioned in further... stage 2	Wind	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	Lake Mahinerangi Lake Mahinerangi Lake Mahinerangi is a small hydroelectric lake formed by a dam on the Waipori River 35 kilometres to the west of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.... , west of Dunedin	164	2012	consented
Matiri Project Matiri Project The Matiri Project is a hydroelectric scheme proposed by New Zealand Energy Limited for Lake Matiri and the Matiri River in the South Island of New Zealand....	Hydro	New Zealand Energy New Zealand Energy Limited New Zealand Energy is a New Zealand company, operating small hydroelectric power stations in Haast, Fox, Opunake and Raetihi.NZ Energy proposes to build a 4.6 MW hydroelectric scheme at Lake Matiri near Murchison, Nelson....	West Coast	5	2015 or later	applied for consent
McKee McKee power station The McKee power station is a gas fired generating plant located at the McKee production station in north Taranaki, New Zealand. The plant currently comprises two 1MW reciprocating engines in cogeneration mode, and is owned and operated by Todd Energy....	Gas	Todd Todd Energy Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...	Taranaki	100	2012
Mill Creek Mill Creek Wind Farm Mill Creek Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm in the Ohariu Valley near Wellington, New Zealand.The wind farm is being developed by Meridian Energy. The consent application described a total capacity of up to 71.3MW...	Wind	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	Wellington	71	2015 or later	consents under appeal
Mokihinui Mokihinui Hydro The Mokihunui Hydro is a proposed hydroelectric dam and power station planned for the Mokihinui River on the West Coast of New Zealand. The project is being developed by Meridian Energy and is expected to cost $300 million. In April 2010, resource consents to dam the Mokihinui River were granted to...	Hydro	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	near Seddonville Seddonville Seddonville is a lightly populated locality on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is most famous for the historical role it played in New Zealand's coal mining industry.-Geography:... , West Coast	85	2015 or later	consent under appeal
Mokau	Hydro	King Country Energy	Taranaki	10	2015 or later	applied for consent
Mount Cass Mount Cass Wind Farm The Mount Cass Wind Farm is/was a proposed wind farm to be located east of Waipara on Mount Cass in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.-Timeline:* 23 November 2007 - application for resource consents lodged* 1 August 2008 - submissions close...	Wind	MainPower MainPower MainPower New Zealand Limited is an electricity distribution company, based in Rangiora, New Zealand.The MainPower network has 4,518 km of circuits and it services 33,793 customers over an area of 11,180 km2. Maximum total demand is 89MW....	Canterbury	69	2015 or later	consent under appeal
Ngatamariki Ngatamariki Ngatamariki is a proposed geothermal power station being developed by Mighty River Power. It is located approximately 17 km north east of Taupo and is expected to cost $400 million....	Geothermal	Mighty River Power	north of Taupo	110	2013	consented
North Bank North Bank tunnel The North Bank tunnel concept is a hydroelectric scheme being developed by Meridian Energy on the Waitaki River in Canterbury, New Zealand. The $993 million project is expected to produce an additional 1100 to 1400 GWh pa, and take up to 260 m³/s of water from Lake Waitaki...	Hydro	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	Waitaki River, Canterbury	210	2015 or later	applied for consent
Otahuhu C Otahuhu Power Station The Otahuhu power station site holds two plants; Otahuhu A and Otahuhu B . The station is owned and operated by Contact Energy.- Otahuhu A :...	Gas	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	Otahuhu, Auckland	400	2015 or later	consented
Project Hayes Project Hayes Project Hayes is a controversial wind farm proposed for the Lammermoor Range of Otago, New Zealand.It has a proposed capacity of up to 630MW, making it the largest wind farm project in the southern hemisphere. The proposed farm would cover an area of approximately 92 km², use up to 176 wind...	Wind	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	Otago-Southland	630	2012	consent under appeal
Puketoi	Wind	Mighty River Power	Manawatu			applied for consent
Rakaia River	Hydro	Ashburton Community Water Trust	Canterbury	16	2015 or later	consented
Rodney Rodney Power Station The Rodney Power Station is a natural gas fired combined cycle power station proposed by Genesis Energy.The power station will be located on a 48 ha site midway between Helensville and Kaukapakapa on State Highway 16, near the Kaipara Harbour, north west of Auckland...	Gas	Genesis Energy	near Helensville, Auckland	480	2013	consented
Rotoma	Geothermal	Rotoma No 1 Corporation	Bay of Plenty	35	2015 or later	applied for consent
Stockton Mine Stockton Hydro Scheme The Stockton Hydro Scheme is proposed by Solid Energy in the vicinity of the Stockton Mine.The Stockton Plateau Hydro Project, a similar for the area has been granted resource consents....	Hydro	Solid Energy Solid Energy Solid Energy is the largest coal mining company in New Zealand and is a state owned enterprise of the New Zealand Government.The company was formed from the former government department State Coal Mines. It was then established as a state owned enterprise called Coal Corporation in 1987, and...	West Coast	35	2015 or later	consent under appeal
Stockton Plateau Stockton Plateau Hydro Project The Stockton Plateau Hydro Project is a proposed hydroelectric power station planned on the Ngakawau River in the northern section of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand....	Hydro	Hydro Developments	West Coast	25	2015 or later	consented
Tauhara 2 Tauhara Power Station The Tauhara Power Station is a geothermal power station north of Taupo in New Zealand. Stage 2 of the project is being developed by Contact Energy and Tauhara Moana Trust.-Tahuara Stage 1:...	Geothermal	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	north-east of Taupo	250	2015 or later	consented
Te Mihi Te Mihi Power Station The Te Mihi Power Station is a 159 MW geothermal power station being developed by Contact Energy north of Taupo in New Zealand.The resource consent for the power station was "called in" by the Minister for the Environment Trevor Mallard under the terms of the Resource Management Act...	Geothermal	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	north of Taupo	166	2013	under construction
Te Pohue Hawke's Bay Wind Farm The Hawke's Bay Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm which will be constructed in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand. It is expected to have a capacity of up to 225MW, with a maximum of 75 turbines...	Wind	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	inland Hawke's Bay	225	2012	consented
Titiokura Te Waka Wind Farm The Titiokura/Te Waka Wind Farm is a wind farm project being developed by Unison Networks and Roaring 40s. Developed in two stages, it is located adjacent to SH5 in the Te Pohue - Titiokura area, 35 km west of Napier, New Zealand....	Wind	Unison / Roaring 40s	Hawkes Bay	48	2012	consented
Turitea	Wind	Mighty River Power	near Palmerston North	180	2015 or later	consented
Wairau Wairau Hydro Scheme The Wairau Hydro Scheme is a canal based hydroelectric project being developed by TrustPower on the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand. The $280 million project will divert up to 60% of the river through 49 km of canals to generate up to 70 MW of electricity.- Resource consents :Resource...	Hydro	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	Nelson-Marlborough	70	2012	consent under appeal
Waitahora	Wind	Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...	east of Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui	156	2013	consented
Puketiro Puketiro Wind Farm The Puketiro Wind Farm is a renewable energy project being developed by the Greater Wellington Regional Council on Puketiro Forest land owned by the council near Pauatahanui, north of Wellington, New Zealand...	Wind	RES Renewable Energy Systems The RES Group is a UK-based renewable energy project developer. Its core business is to develop, construct and operate large-scale, grid-connected renewable energy projects worldwide. As part of the Sir Robert McAlpine group, RES is active in the wind, biomass and solar energy sectors...	Wellington	150
Rototuna Rototuna Wind Farm Rototuna Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm in the Rototuna Forest in Northland, New Zealand. The concept is being developed by Meridian Energy, and has the potential to produce up to 500 MW....	Wind	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...	Northland	500
Slopedown	Wind	Genesis Energy	east of Gore, Southland	150
Tory Channel Tory Channel Tory Channel is one of the drowned valleys that form the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand.Tory Channel is named after the "Tory", a pioneer ship that brought British colonists to Wellington in 1840. It lies to the south of Arapawa Island, separating it from the mainland. At its western end it...	Tidal	Energy Pacifica	Marlborough	10
Upper Kaituna	Hydro	Bay of Plenty Energy Bay of Plenty Electricity Bay of Plenty Energy Limited is an electricity generation and retail company in New Zealand...	Bay of Plenty	14

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