Tauhara Power Station
The Tauhara Power Station is a geothermal power station north of Taupō in New Zealand. Previously known as Tauhara 2, the project was developed by Contact Energy and Tauhara Moana Trust and opened in November 2024.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taupo International Motorsport Park and Mount Tauhara.
Taupo International Motorsport Park
Taupo International Motorsport Park and Events Centre is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupō, New Zealand. It is owned by Tony Quinn who also owns Highlands Motorsport Park and Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Taupo International Motorsport Park is situated 1 km northwest of Tauhara Power Station.Mount Tauhara
Peak
Photo: QFSE Media, CC BY-SA 3.0 nz.
Mount Tauhara is a dormant lava dome volcano in New Zealand's North Island, reaching 1,088 metres above sea level. It is situated in the area of caldera rim overlap of the Whakamaru Caldera and Taupō Volcano towards the centre of the Taupō Volcanic Zone, which stretches from Whakaari / White Island in the north to Mount Ruapehu in the south. Mount Tauhara is situated 3 km south of Tauhara Power Station.
Te Huka Power Station
Power station
The Te Huka Geothermal Power Station, also known as Tauhara One, is a 23 MW binary cycle geothermal power station situated near Taupō, New Zealand. The power station is operated by Contact Energy. Te Huka Power Station is situated 3½ km west of Tauhara Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tauhara and Rotokawa.
Tauhara
Suburb
Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local hapū. Tauhara is situated 5 km west of Tauhara Power Station.
Rotokawa
Locality
Rotokawa is a rural community in the Rotorua District and the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter lake" for Rotokawa. Rotokawa is situated 7 km northeast of Tauhara Power Station.
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 west of Tauhara Power Station.
Tauhara Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: Geothermal station in New Zealand
- Categories: geothermal power station and industry
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.66922° or 38° 40′ 9″ southLongitude
176.15581° or 176° 9′ 21″ eastInception
2024Operator
Contact EnergyOpen location code
4VHR85J4+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 965573000OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7688687
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In Other Languages
“Tauhara Power Station” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “ГТЕС Таухара”
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