Tauhara Power Station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tauhara Power Station
CountryNew Zealand
LocationTaupo, New Zealand
Coordinates38°40′5″S 176°9′4″E / 38.66806°S 176.15111°E / -38.66806; 176.15111Coordinates: 38°40′5″S 176°9′4″E / 38.66806°S 176.15111°E / -38.66806; 176.15111
Statusunder construction
Construction began31 March 2021[1]
Owner(s)Contact Energy
Power generation
Nameplate capacity152 MW[2]
External links
WebsiteTauhara webpage
[edit on Wikidata]

The Tauhara Power Station is a geothermal power station north of Taupo in New Zealand. Previously known as Tauhara 2, the project is being developed by Contact Energy and Tauhara Moana Trust[3] and is expected to be operational by mid 2023.[1]

Tauhara Stage 1[]

Stage 1 of the Tauhara project is operational as the Te Huka Power Station. This is a 23 MW binary plant supplied with geothermal steam from the Tauhara field.[4]

Tauhara Stage 2[]

The application for resource consents for a 250 MW power station was submitted in February 2010. The Minister for the Environment determined that this project was one of national significance, and referred it to an independent Board of Inquiry.[5] The resource consents were granted in December 2010.[6] It was the first infrastructure project to be processed under the new Board of Inquiry process administered by the Environmental Protection Authority. In August 2019 Contact Energy began drilling four wells to further characterize the geothermal reservoir on the field and inform a final decision on whether to build a new power plant.[7]

The project is expected to cost around $580 million.[8]

In February 2021 Contact Energy announced that it planned to issue $400 million of new shares to raise capital to build the plant.[2]

Construction of the 152 MW power station began in March 2021[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Beck, David (31 March 2021). "Tauhara geothermal power station: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern marks beginning of construction". Rotorua Daily Post.
  2. ^ a b Carroll, Melanie (15 February 2021). "Contact to issue $400m in new shares to fund Tauhara station, interim profit up". Stuff. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ Akuhata, Whare (7 October 2011). "Maori trust signs geothermal drilling deal with Contact Energy". New Zealand Herald.
  4. ^ "Energy In New Zealand". MBIE. July 2014.
  5. ^ Smith, Nick (23 March 2010). "First EPA request referred to board of inquiry" (Press release).
  6. ^ "Report and decision". Environmental Protection Authority. 10 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Our Projects". Contact Energy.
  8. ^ "Contact to build Tauhara geothermal power station; will raise $400m in equity" (Press release). Contact Energy. 15 March 2021.

External links[]

Stub icon

This article about a New Zealand power station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""