Manapouri Power Station

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Manapouri Power Station is a large underground hydroelectric power station in Fiordland, New Zealand, renowned for harnessing the waters of Lake Manapouri to generate electricity, primarily for the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.

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instanceOf hydroelectric power station
underground power station
access West Arm of Lake Manapouri
linked to: Manapouri Lake
associatedCampaign Save Manapouri campaign
associatedWith Tiwai Point aluminium smelter
commissioningDate 1969
connectedTo New Zealand National Grid
constructionStartDate 1964
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
dischargeFiord Doubtful Sound / Patea
dischargeLocation Deep Cove
distanceTo about 10 km from Lake Manapouri to Deep Cove via tailrace tunnels
elevationDrop about 178 metres
environmentalManagement subject to Fiordland National Park protections
firstTailraceTunnelCommissioned 1969
fuelType hydropower
fullCommissioningDate 1972
governingLaw Manapouri-Te Anau Development Act 1963
gridConnectionVoltage 220 kV
gridOperator Transpower New Zealand
heritageStatus engineering landmark in New Zealand
installedCapacity about 800 MW
locatedIn Fiordland
South Island
Southland Region
linked to: Southland
locatedNear Lake Manapouri
linked to: Manapouri Lake
nearbyTown Manapouri
linked to: Manapouri Lake
notableFor being constructed almost entirely underground
being one of New Zealand's largest hydroelectric power stations
environmental controversy over raising Lake Manapouri
operator Meridian Energy
ownedBy Meridian Energy
penstockCount 7
plantType run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant
primaryCustomer Tiwai Point aluminium smelter
primaryPurpose electricity generation
region Fiordland National Park
river Waiau River
secondTailraceTunnelCommissioned 2002
status operational
tailraceTunnelCount 2
turbineCount 7
turbineType Francis turbine
undergroundCavernHeight about 36 metres
undergroundCavernLength about 111 metres
undergroundCavernWidth about 18 metres
usesWaterSource Lake Manapouri
linked to: Manapouri Lake

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Manapouri Lake accessPointFor Manapouri Power Station