Poihipi Power Station
The Poihipi Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. It is located on Poihipi Road near Taupō in New Zealand. The plant produces around 350 GWh pa, utilising geothermal steam from the Wairakei field, and is operated as part of the Wairakei geothermal system.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Te Mihi Power Station and Craters of the Moon.
Te Mihi Power Station
Power station
Photo: RustySheep, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Te Mihi Power Station is a 166 MW geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy, located north of Taupō in New Zealand. The resource consent for the power station was "called in" by the Minister for the Environment Trevor Mallard under the terms of the Resource Management Act. Te Mihi Power Station is situated 1½ km northeast of Poihipi Power Station.
Craters of the Moon
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Craters of the Moon Thermal Area is a region with geothermal activity north of Taupō, New Zealand. It is a part of Wairakei, the largest geothermal field in New Zealand, with a surface area of about 25 km2, which lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rangatira Park and Nukuhau.
Rangatira Park
Suburb
Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 6 km southeast of Poihipi Power Station.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 6 km south of Poihipi Power Station.
Oruanui
Hamlet
Oruanui is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui. Oruanui is situated 6 km north of Poihipi Power Station.
Poihipi Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Categories: geothermal power station and industry
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.63027° or 38° 37′ 49″ southLongitude
176.04153° or 176° 2′ 30″ eastInception
1997Operator
Contact EnergyOpen location code
4VHR929R+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 171571719OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7207841
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