Contact Energy - Power Stations

Power Stations

Contact owns and operates (unless otherwise stated) the following power stations:

Name Fuel Type Location Capacity
(MW)		 Annual Average
Generation (GWh)		 Commissioned Notes
New Zealand stations
Clyde Hydroelectric Conventional Clyde, Otago 432 2050 1992
Ohaaki Geothermal Flash steam Ohaaki, Waikato 70 300 1989
Otahuhu B Gas Combined-cycle turbine Otahuhu, Auckland 380 2380 2000
Poihipi Geothermal Flash steam Wairakei, Waikato 55 350 1996
Roxburgh Hydroelectric Conventional Roxburgh, Otago 320 1610 1956-1962
Stratford Gas Open-cycle / Combined-cycle turbine Stratford, Taranaki 585 3350 1998, 2010
Te Huka Geothermal Binary cycle Taupo 23 2010
Te Rapa Gas Open-cycle turbine
Cogeneration		 Te Rapa, Waikato 44 200 2000
Wairakei Geothermal Flash steam / Binary cycle Wairakei, Waikato 161 1310 1958, 2005
Whirinaki Diesel Open-cycle turbine Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay 155 9 2004

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