Wairau is a 70.5MW hydro power project. It is planned on Wairau river/basin in Marlborough, New Zealand. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the dormant stage. It will be developed in a single phase. Buy the profile here.

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The project is being developed and currently owned by Manawa Energy.

Wairau is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 40 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project will be 190m. The project is expected to generate 415 GWh of electricity.

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About Manawa Energy

Manawa Energy Ltd (Manawa Energy), formerly Trustpower Ltd, is a generator and retailer of electricity and supplier of gas and telecommunication services. It is a subsidiary of Infratil Ltd. The company produces electricity from wind, hydro, geothermal, and diesel sources. It owns and operates various power projects across New Zealand and Australia. Manawa Energy also leases electricity meters to its retail operations and other parties. The company has pipeline of potential wind farms across Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria; and the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It serves individual and commercial customers across Australia and New Zealand. Manawa Energy is headquartered in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

This content was updated on 25 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.