Tekapo B Power Station

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Tekapo B Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that generates electricity using water from Lake Tekapo as part of the Waitaki hydro scheme.

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Tekapo B Power Station canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
commissioned 1977
connectedByCanalTo Lake Tekapo
connectedTo transmission substations in the South Island
coolingMethod water-cooled
country New Zealand
distanceFromLakeTekapo approximately 25 kilometres downstream
downstreamOf Tekapo A Power Station
energySource potential energy of stored water
environmentalImpact modification of natural river flow
generatingUnits 2
gridConnection New Zealand national grid
gridFrequency 50 Hz
hasGenerationType renewable energy
hasInfrastructure intake structure
powerhouse
switchyard
tailrace
hasName Tekapo B Power Station
hasPenstocks yes
hasReservoir Lake Tekapo
hasSpillway yes
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
hasType run-of-river hydroelectric station
inflow Lake Tekapo
locatedIn Canterbury Region
South Island
locatedInCountrySubdivision Mackenzie District
locatedNear Lake Pukaki
locatedOnRiverSystem Waitaki River system
linked to: Waitaki River
numberOfTurbines 2
operator Genesis Energy Limited
linked to: Genesis Energy
outflow Lake Pukaki
ownedBy Genesis Energy Limited
linked to: Genesis Energy
partOf New Zealand electricity system
Waitaki hydro scheme
partOfCascade Waitaki River power stations cascade
precededBy Tekapo A Power Station
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose electricity generation
regionServed New Zealand
regulates water flows between Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki
status operational
upstreamOf hydro stations on the Waitaki River
usesWaterFrom Lake Tekapo
waterSource Lake Tekapo

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Lake Tekapo hasStructure Tekapo B Power Station
Waitaki hydroelectric scheme component Tekapo B Power Station
Tekapo A Power Station connectedTo Tekapo B Power Station
Tekapo B Power Station hasName Tekapo B Power Station