Waitaki hydroelectric scheme

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The Waitaki hydroelectric scheme is a major series of dams, canals, and power stations on the Waitaki River system in New Zealand, providing a significant portion of the country’s hydroelectric power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power scheme ⓘ
infrastructure project ⓘ
basinCountry New Zealand ⓘ
component Aviemore Dam ⓘ
Aviemore Power Station ⓘ
Benmore Dam ⓘ
Benmore Power Station ⓘ
Ohau A Power Station ⓘ
Ohau B Power Station ⓘ
Ohau C Power Station ⓘ
Tekapo A Power Station ⓘ
Tekapo B Power Station ⓘ
Waitaki Dam ⓘ
Waitaki Power Station ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
developmentStart 1920s ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
energyType renewable energy ⓘ
gridConnection New Zealand National Grid ⓘ
hasCanal Ohau Canal ⓘ
Pukaki Canal ⓘ
Tekapo Canal ⓘ
hasReservoir Lake Aviemore ⓘ
Lake Benmore ⓘ
Lake Pukaki ⓘ
Lake Tekapo ⓘ
Lake Waitaki ⓘ
impact supports national renewable energy targets ⓘ
includes canals ⓘ
dams ⓘ
power stations ⓘ
locatedIn South Island ⓘ
Waitaki River system ⓘ
managedBy Transpower (transmission interface) ⓘ
notableFeature cascade of interconnected hydro stations ⓘ
operator Genesis Energy ⓘ
Meridian Energy ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
region Canterbury ⓘ
Otago ⓘ
linked to: Otago Region
river Waitaki River ⓘ
sector electricity sector of New Zealand ⓘ
significance major contributor to New Zealand electricity supply ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
waterSource Southern Alps snowmelt ⓘ

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Lake Tekapo → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
Waitaki River → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
Waitaki River → hasHydroelectricPowerStation → Waitaki Power Station ⓘ
linked to: Waitaki hydroelectric scheme
Lake Pukaki → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
Mackenzie Basin → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric scheme region ⓘ
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Tekapo River → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric system ⓘ
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Tekapo A Power Station → partOf → Waitaki River hydro scheme ⓘ
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Tekapo A Power Station → partOf → Upper Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Aviemore Dam → partOf → Waitaki River power scheme ⓘ
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Aviemore Dam → partOf → Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Aviemore Power Station → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
Waitaki Dam → partOf → Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Waitaki Dam → partOfCascade → Waitaki River hydro cascade ⓘ
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Benmore Dam → partOf → Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Pukaki Dam → partOf → Waitaki River power scheme ⓘ
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Pukaki Dam → partOf → Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Pukaki Dam → isKeyStorageFor → Waitaki power system ⓘ
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Tekapo B Power Station → partOf → Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Tekapo B Power Station → partOfCascade → Waitaki River power stations cascade ⓘ
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Waitaki District → contains → Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Pukaki River → partOf → Waitaki hydroelectric scheme ⓘ
Pukaki River → partOf → Upper Waitaki power scheme ⓘ
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Ohau River → contributesTo → Waitaki hydroelectric system ⓘ
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Ohau River → regionHydrology → Upper Waitaki hydro scheme ⓘ
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Ohau River → partOf → Upper Waitaki Power Scheme ⓘ
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