Waipapa Power Station
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Waipapa Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the sixth hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River. It is the smallest power station on the Waikato River.[3]
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Waipapa Power Station | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Waikato River |
Coordinates | 38°17′31″S 175°41′1″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1961 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Waikato River |
Waipapa Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Mercury Energy |
Commission date | 1961 |
Turbines | 3 Kaplan turbines[1] |
Installed capacity | 54 MW |
Annual generation | 330 GWh[2] |
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Waipapa is operated by the publicly listed company Mercury Energy, an electricity generation and retail company.