Coleridge Power Station
The Coleridge Power Station is a hydroelectric facility at Lake Coleridge on the Rakaia River in Canterbury, New Zealand. The power station is owned and operated by Manawa Energy (formerly Trustpower).
| Coleridge Power Station | |
|---|---|
Horizontal turbine (BTH) at Lake Coleridge power station | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Canterbury |
| Coordinates | 43°21′51″S 171°31′37″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1911 |
| Owner(s) | Manawa Energy |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Coleridge |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1914 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 3 (1914), 9 (1930), 5 (today) |
| Installed capacity | 39.5 MW (53,000 hp) 4.5 MW (6,000 hp) (1914) 34.5 MW (46,300 hp) (1930) |
| Annual generation | 270 gigawatt-hours (970 TJ) |
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