Arapuni Power Station

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Arapuni Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in New Zealand, located on the Waikato River and known for its large concrete arch dam and contribution to the national grid.

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Arapuni Power Station canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power station in New Zealand
commissionedInYear 1929
connectsTo New Zealand electricity grid
surface form: New Zealand national grid
constructionStarted 1924
country New Zealand
gridConnectionVoltage_kV 110
gridOperator Transpower New Zealand
hasAccessRoadFrom Arapuni Road ONNED1
hasAnnualGeneration_GWh around 800
hasDamHeight_m 64
hasDamLength_m 94
hasDamType concrete arch dam
hasDesigners New Zealand Public Works Department
hasInstalledCapacity_MW 196
hasMaintenanceResponsibility Mercury NZ Limited
hasNotableFeature deep gorge setting on the Waikato River
historic powerhouse building
large concrete arch dam
hasNumberOfTurbines 8
hasPrimaryEnergySource hydropower
hasPurpose base-load generation
hasReservoir Lake Arapuni
hasSecondaryPurpose peaking support
hasSpillwayType gated spillway
hasStatus operational
isConnectedTo New Zealand electricity market
isDownstreamOf Waipapa Power Station
isLocatedNear Arapuni
Putāruru
isOneOf major hydroelectric stations on the Waikato River
isOwnedBySector electricity generation sector
isPartOf Waikato hydro scheme
surface form: Mercury Waikato hydro system

Waikato hydro scheme
surface form: Waikato River hydroelectric scheme
isUpstreamOf Karapiro Power Station
isUsedFor electricity generation
supporting regional power supply
locatedInRegion Waikato NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland North Island
locatedOnRiver Waikato River NERFINISHED
operatedBy Mercury NZ Limited
ownedBy Mercury NZ Limited
reservoirCreatedBy Arapuni Dam ONNED1
turbineType Francis turbine
usesWatercourse Waikato River NERFINISHED
wasNewZealandFirstLargeHydroOnWaikato true
wasOriginallyDevelopedBy New Zealand government
surface form: New Zealand Government

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Waikato River hasHydroelectricDam Arapuni Power Station
Maraetai Power Station formsPartOfCascadeWith Arapuni Power Station
Waikato hydro scheme hasComponent Arapuni Power Station