| Coleridge Power Station | |
|---|---|
_at_Lake_Coleridge_power_station_-_panoramio.jpg) Horizontal turbine (BTH) at Lake Coleridge power station | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Canterbury |
| Coordinates | 43°21′51″S 171°31′37″E / 43.36417°S 171.52694°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1911 |
| Owner(s) | Manawa Energy[1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Coleridge |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1914 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 3 (1914), 9 (1930),[2] 5 (today) |
| Installed capacity | 39.5 MW (53,000 hp)[1] 4.5 MW (6,000 hp) (1914) 34.5 MW (46,300 hp) (1930)[3] |
| Annual generation | 270 gigawatt-hours (970 TJ)[3] |
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 Manawa Energy (formerly Trustpower).[1]
- ^ a b c "Coleridge Power Station", Manawa Energy, archived from the original on 11 November 2023, retrieved 29 January 2024
- ^ Shearer, A. R. (1973). "Pamphlet 18787A-73 A: Lake Coleridge Power Station" (Press release). Government of New Zealand. New Zealand Electricity. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Lake Coleridge Power Station". Engineering NZ. Retrieved 31 December 2020.