Roaring Meg hydro scheme
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The Roaring Meg hydro scheme refers to two small hydro electricity power stations fed by the Roaring Meg Dam. The scheme is located next to the Roaring Meg Stream in the Kawarau Gorge, near Cromwell, New Zealand. Roaring Meg is owned and operated by Pioneer Energy.
History
The scheme was built by the Otago Central Power Board starting in 1934 and commissioned 1936, at a cost of 40,000 pounds.[1] At times the lower station has been flooded by the Kawarau River.[2]
Layout
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Performance
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Lower Roaring Meg station:
- Two turbines
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- Flow 1300 litres per second
Upper Roaring Meg station:
- Two turbines
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- Flow 1300 litres per second [4]
References
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- ↑ Cromwell Handbook 2nd edition: http://www.cromwell.org.nz/downloads/Handbook2005.pdf Template:Webarchive
- ↑ http://www.qldc.govt.nz/Documents/ContentDocuments/District_Plan/2007_Operative_District_Plan/12%2012%20Hydro%20Gen%20June%202007.pdf
- ↑ http://www.centrallakestrust.org.nz/documents/pgl_faq_0906.pdf
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