Ohaaki is an 114.4MW geothermal power project. It is located in Waikato, New Zealand. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1988. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by Contact Energy. The company has a stake of 100%.

The geothermal plant is of double flash type. The geothermal site has in total 23 number of production wells. Ohaaki runs at a temperature of 280.

The project generates 549GWh of electricity.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 1988.

Contractors involved

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the geothermal power project.

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About Contact Energy

Contact Energy Ltd (Contact Energy) is an energy company that generates electricity, and natural gas and sells them to customers. It owns and operates power stations and produces electricity from various sources of energy, hydro and geothermal sources, including renewable. The company generates more than 80% of the power using renewable sources. Contact Energy supplies electricity and gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout New Zealand. Contact Energy also trades a range of financial products. The company also offers other energy related products and related services to customers such as provision of smart meter services, among others. Contact Energy Ltd. is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.