Te Mihi substation
Te Mihi substation is an electrical substation in Auckland Region, North Island. Te Mihi substation is situated nearby to Te Mihi Power Station, as well as near Alum Lake.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Te Mihi Power Station and Poihipi Power Station.
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.
Poihipi Power Station
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. Poihipi Power Station is situated 1½ km south of Te Mihi substation.
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. Craters of the Moon is situated 2½ km southeast of Te Mihi substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oruanui and Rangatira Park.
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 5 km northwest of Te Mihi substation.
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 7 km south of Te Mihi substation.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 7 km south of Te Mihi substation.
Te Mihi substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.61762° or 38° 37′ 3″ southLongitude
176.04786° or 176° 2′ 52″ eastOperator
Transpower New ZealandOpen location code
4VHR92JX+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 275188676
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