Ohau A

Ohau A
Location of Ohau A
Country	New Zealand
Location	Canterbury
Coordinates	44°15′52″S 170°1′56″E / 44.26444°S 170.03222°E / -44.26444; 170.03222Coordinates: 44°15′52″S 170°1′56″E / 44.26444°S 170.03222°E / -44.26444; 170.03222
Status	Operational
Commission date	1979-80
Owner(s)	Meridian Energy
Power station information
Primary fuel	Hydroelectric
Generation units	4
Power generation information
Installed capacity	264 MW
Annual generation	1,150 GWh

Ohau A is a power station operated by Meridian Energy in the South Island of New Zealand.

It is located on the artificial Ohau canal. The dam is fed by water from Lake Ohau and Lake Pukaki and spills into the artificial Lake Ruataniwha.^[1]

Ohau A has a net head of 59 metres. It is part of the Waitaki hydro scheme which consists of eight power stations operated from a control centre near Twizel. Construction of the power station commenced in 1971.^[1]

See also

• Ohau B
• Ohau C
• List of power stations in New Zealand
• Electricity sector in New Zealand

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Meridian Energy, Introducing Ohau A brochure

Further reading

• Martin, John E, ed (1991). People, Power and Power Stations: Electric Power Generation in New Zealand 1880 - 1990. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books Ltd and Electricity Corporation of New Zealand. pp. 316 pages.. ISBN 0-908912-16-1. 
• Sheridan, Marion (1995). Dam Dwellers – End of an Era. Twizel: Sheridan Press. pp. 392 pages.. ISBN 0-473-03402-6. 

External links

• Meridian Energy - power station information