Ohau C

Ohau C
Location of Ohau C
Country	New Zealand
Location	Canterbury
Coordinates	44°20′31″S 170°10′56″E / 44.34194°S 170.18222°E / -44.34194; 170.18222Coordinates: 44°20′31″S 170°10′56″E / 44.34194°S 170.18222°E / -44.34194; 170.18222
Status	Operational
Commission date	1984-85
Owner(s)	Meridian Energy
Power station information
Primary fuel	Hydroelectric
Generation units	4
Power generation information
Maximum capacity	222MW

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

It is a twin station with Ohau B and is part of the Waitaki hydro scheme which consists of eight power stations operated from a control centre near Twizel.^[1] Water from Lake Ruataniwha flows through Ohau B, then Ohau C and then through to Lake Benmore.

See also

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

References

1. ^ Meridian Energy Ohau B & Ohau C 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