Ohaaki Power Station

The Ohaaki Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. A distinctive feature of this power station is the 105 m high natural draft cooling tower, the only one of its kind in New Zealand.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: power station in New Zealand
  • Also known as: Ōhaaki Power Station” and “Ohaki Power Station

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mihi.

Hamlet
is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the region of New Zealand's . It is located on the northern banks of the , near the mouth of the Waiotapu Stream, and just off State Highway 5. is situated 5 km north of Ohaaki Power Station.

Ohaaki Power Station

Latitude
-38.52749° or 38° 31′ 39″ south
Longitude
176.29472° or 176° 17′ 41″ east
Elevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)
Inception
1989
Operator
Contact Energy
Open location code
4VHRF7FV+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 143397051
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
6236481
Wiki­data ID
Q7080591
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Ukrainian—“Ohaaki Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ohaaki kraftverk
  • Norwegian: Ohaaki kraftverk
  • Ukrainian: ГТЕС Охаакі

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ohaaki Power Station”. Photo: SmokeySteve, Public domain.