Mōkai geothermal power plant

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Mōkai geothermal power plant is an operating geothermal power plant in Taupō District, Waikato, New Zealand.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Mōkai geothermal power plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
Operating	2000	110 MW	Binary cycle	Tuaropaki Power Company [75%]; Mercury NZ LTD [25%]	Mercury NZ LTD

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Mōkai geothermal power plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Taupō District, Waikato, New Zealand	-38.5312, 175.9268 (exact)

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