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Poihipi Power Station
Poihipi Power Station
Country	New Zealand
Coordinates	38°37′49″S 176°02′30″E / 38.6303°S 176.0417°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1996
Owner	Contact Energy
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	55 MW;
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The Poihipi Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy. It is located on Poihipi Road near Taupo 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.^[1]

Electricity Generation at Poihipi, New Zealand.

The plant was commissioned in 1996 and originally owned by a private generation company 'Mercury Geotherm' before being sold to Contact Energy. The original powerplant and steamfield was designed and commissioned by MTL Geothermal Engineers.^[2] , a single 55MW Fuji Electric steam turbine with direct contact condensor was selected to generate electricity from the steam field.

References

^ "Geothermal Fields: Wairakei-Tauhara". New Zealand Geothermal Association.
^ "MTL". Geothermal Engineers.

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[1] "Geothermal Fields: Wairakei-Tauhara". New Zealand Geothermal Association.

[2] "MTL". Geothermal Engineers.

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 The plant produces around 350 GWh pa, utilising geothermal steam from the Wairakei field, and is operated as part of the [[Wairakei Power Station|Wairakei geothermal system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzgeothermal.org.nz/nz_geo_fields.html#Wairakei_Tauhara|title=Geothermal Fields: Wairakei-Tauhara|publisher=New Zealand Geothermal Association}}</ref>
 [[Image:Geothermal.Electricity.NZ.Poihipi.png|thumb|none|260px|Electricity Generation at Poihipi, New Zealand.]]
+The plant was commissioned in 1996  and originally owned by a private generation company 'Mercury Geotherm' before being sold to [[Contact Energy]]. The original powerplant and steamfield was designed and commissioned by [http://mtlnz.co.nz/ MTL Geothermal Engineers].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtlnz.co.nz|title=MTL|publisher=Geothermal Engineers}}</ref> , a single 55MW [[Fuji Electric]] steam turbine with direct contact condensor was selected to generate electricity from the steam field.
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