Wairakei Power Station | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Wairakei, north of Taupō |
Coordinates | 38°37′37″S 176°06′19″E / 38.62694°S 176.10528°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | November 1958 |
Owner | Contact Energy |
Geothermal power station | |
Type | Flash steam with binary cycle[1] |
Wells | 55 production 6 reinjection 50 monitoring[1] |
Max. well depth | 660 m (2,170 ft)[1] |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 6× 11.2 MW 3× 30 MW 1× 4 MW 1×14 MW binary |
Nameplate capacity | 175 MW |
Capacity factor | 89.0% |
Annual net output | 1365 GWh[1] |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.