Rotokawa I geothermal power plant

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

Project Details

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

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2000[2] 34 MW[1] Binary cycle[1] Mighty River Power [50%]; Tauhara North 2 Trust [50%][3][3] Mercury NZ[2]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Taupō District, Waikato, New Zealand[4] -38.6125, 176.1932 (exact)[4]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103152705/https://www.renewable-technology.com/projects/geothermal-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230305015737/https://www.mercury.co.nz:443/why-mercury/renewable-energy/geothermal-generation. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220411181102/http://www.power-technology.com/projects/rotokawaiigeothermal/. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)