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The Ohaaki geoth
ermal power station was commissioned in 1989. Production wells at Ohaaki are, on average, 1.2 km deep and reach water at temperatures up to 280°C. The most distinctive feature at Ohaaki is the 105 metre high cooling tower. Using natural convection, the tower cools the water used to condense the steam as it exits the power turbines.
The Poihipi Road power station was commissioned in 1997 and was bought by Contact in 2000. It is situated on the Wairakei geothermal system and is now operated as an integrated part of Wairakei steamfield. Poihipi has a capacity of 50 MW.
Opened in November 2024, at peak our geothermal power station at Tauhara can produce up to 174 megawatts of electricity, enough to power around 200,000 homes. It derives its power from the world’s largest single shaft geothermal turbine. The biggest blade on the turbine has a diameter of over three metres long and it spins at 3,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) - 50 times a second - with the low-pressure blade tip speed close to the speed of sound.
Commissioned in 2010, Te Huka geothermal power station delivers around 28 megawatts to the grid. At Te Huka power station, electricity is generated through a binary (organic rankine cycle) process. It is the first power station to be built on the Tauhara geothermal steamfield.
Te Mihi geothermal power station is part of Contact's dedication to provide safe, reliable and efficient electricity. Te Mihi uses heat from deep inside the earth to generate electricity. Te Mihi has a 166 megawatt (MW) of generating capacity, enough to power over 160,000 Kiwi homes and is located on the Wairakei geothermal field, northwest of Taupō.
Commissioned in November 1958, Wairākei power plant is situated on the Wairākei geothermal system. Wairākei, the first geothermal plant of its kind in the world, is an iconic symbol of New Zealand's electricity generation system. The Wairākei A and B stations have 10 steam turbines ranging in size from 4–30 megawatts (MW). The station's capacity is 132 MW.
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