New Plymouth Power Station
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The New Plymouth Power Station (NPPS) was a 600 MW thermal power station at New Plymouth, New Zealand. Located at Port Taranaki, it was dual fuelled on natural gas and fuel oil. Constructed at a time of major hydro and HV transmission developments, it was New Zealand's first big thermal power station planned for continuous base load operation.[1]
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New Plymouth Power Station | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Port Taranaki, New Plymouth, Taranaki |
Coordinates | 39°03′28″S 174°01′38″E |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | 1974 (1974) |
Decommission date | 2008 (2008) |
Owner(s) | Port Taranaki |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Secondary fuel | Fuel oil |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 5 |
Make and model | C A Parsons |
Nameplate capacity | 600 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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The plant has been owned and operated (in turn) by NZED, NZE, ECNZ and Contact Energy. In 2013, the site was sold to Port Taranaki and Methanex.[2]