Karapiro Power Station
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Karapiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that harnesses the flow of the Waikato River to generate electricity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karapiro Power Station canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| basinCountry | New Zealand ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1947 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1940 ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| creates | Lake Karapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damCrosses | Waikato River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 30 km southeast of Hamilton, New Zealand ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | modification of Waikato River flow and creation of Lake Karapiro ⓘ |
| feedsInto | Waikato River downstream ⓘ |
| fuelType | water ⓘ |
| generatingUnits | 3 ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
New Zealand electricity grid
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand national grid
|
| gridOperator | Transpower New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasCatchment | Waikato River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | peaking and base-load generation ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | gravity dam and powerhouse complex ⓘ |
| hasOutlet | Waikato River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Lake Karapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last hydroelectric station completed on the Waikato River cascade in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 96 MW ⓘ |
| isPartOfCascade |
Waikato hydro scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Waikato River hydroelectric cascade
|
| locatedDownstreamOf | Horahora Power Station (former) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Island ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Waikato Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Waikato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cambridge, New Zealand ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Waikato River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Arapuni Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karapiro ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1947 ⓘ |
| operator | Mercury NZ Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Mercury NZ Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Zealand electricity grid
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand national electricity grid
Waikato hydro scheme ⓘ
surface form:
Waikato River hydroelectric system
|
| plantType | run-of-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| primaryEnergySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North Island
ⓘ
surface form:
North Island of New Zealand
|
| reservoirName | Lake Karapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | rowing on Lake Karapiro ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity generation
ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ supporting recreational activities on Lake Karapiro ⓘ |
| watercourse | Waikato River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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