Tekapo B Power Station

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Tekapo B Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that generates electricity using water from Lake Tekapo as part of the Waitaki hydro scheme.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
commissioned 1977
connectedByCanalTo Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED
connectedTo transmission substations in the South Island
coolingMethod water-cooled
country New Zealand
distanceFromLakeTekapo approximately 25 kilometres downstream
downstreamOf Tekapo A Power Station NERFINISHED
energySource potential energy of stored water
environmentalImpact modification of natural river flow
generatingUnits 2
gridConnection New Zealand national grid NERFINISHED
gridFrequency 50 Hz
hasGenerationType renewable energy
hasInfrastructure intake structure
powerhouse
switchyard
tailrace
hasName Tekapo B Power Station NERFINISHED
hasPenstocks yes
hasReservoir Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
hasType run-of-river hydroelectric station
inflow Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canterbury Region NERFINISHED
South Island
locatedInCountrySubdivision Mackenzie District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lake Pukaki NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiverSystem Waitaki River system NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 2
operator Genesis Energy Limited NERFINISHED
outflow Lake Pukaki NERFINISHED
ownedBy Genesis Energy Limited NERFINISHED
partOf New Zealand electricity system
Waitaki hydro scheme NERFINISHED
partOfCascade Waitaki River power stations cascade NERFINISHED
precededBy Tekapo A Power Station NERFINISHED
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose electricity generation
regionServed New Zealand NERFINISHED
regulates water flows between Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki
status operational
upstreamOf hydro stations on the Waitaki River
usesWaterFrom Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED
waterSource Lake Tekapo NERFINISHED

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Lake Tekapo hasStructure Tekapo B Power Station