Location Wairau River Primary fuel Hydro Owner Trustpower | Status Proposed Nameplate capacity 70 MW (94,000 hp) | |
Similar Manapouri Power Station, Clyde Dam, Waitaki River | ||
The Wairau Hydro Scheme is a canal based hydroelectric project being developed by TrustPower on the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand. The $280 million project will divert up to 60% of the river through 49 kilometres (30 mi) of canals to generate up to 70 megawatts (94,000 hp) of electricity.
Resource consents
Resource consents for this project were granted in 2008. This decision was appealed to the Environment Court, which in 2010 decided in favour of the project.
References
Wairau Hydro Scheme Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA