Whakamaru Power Station

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Whakamaru Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in New Zealand that harnesses the flow of the Waikato River to generate electricity.

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Whakamaru Power Station canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-river power station
annualGeneration approximately 500 GWh
basinCountry New Zealand
commissioned 1956
constructionBegan 1950
country New Zealand
damCrosses Waikato River
designedFor base-load generation
peaking support
downstreamFrom Atiamuri Power Station
gridConnection New Zealand national grid
hasDam Whakamaru Dam
hasInfrastructure control gates
penstocks
powerhouse
switchyard
hasSpillway gated spillway
installedCapacity 100 MW
approximately 100 megawatts
isPartOf New Zealand electricity system
locatedIn North Island
Waikato River
Waikato region
linked to: Waikato Region
locatedInCountry New Zealand
locatedNear Mangakino
Whakamaru
managedBy Mercury NZ Limited
numberOfTurbines 4
operator Mercury NZ Limited
ownedBy Mercury NZ Limited
New Zealand Government (major shareholder in Mercury NZ)
partOf Waikato River hydroelectric scheme
plantType hydroelectric
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose electricity generation
flood control support
river flow regulation
region Waikato
reservoirCreatedBy Whakamaru Dam
reservoirName Lake Whakamaru
river Waikato River
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Maraetai Power Station
waterSource Waikato River

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Waikato River hasHydroelectricDam Whakamaru Power Station
Maraetai Power Station formsPartOfCascadeWith Whakamaru Power Station
Waikato hydro scheme hasComponent Whakamaru Power Station