Power Stations
Mighty River Power operates 13 power stations, all in Auckland, Waikato, and the Bay of Plenty. In total, the company has 1638 MW of generating capacity - composed of 1078 MW hydroelectric, 385 MW geothermal, and 175 MW natural gas.
| Name | Type | Location | Capacity (MW) |
Annual generation (average GWh) |
Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapuni | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 196.7 | 805 | 1946 | |
| Aratiatia | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 78 | 330 | 1964 | |
| Atiamuri | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 84 | 289 | 1962 | |
| Karapiro | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 96 | 490 | 1948 | |
| Kawerau | Geothermal | Kawerau, Bay of Plenty | 100 | 800 | 2008 | |
| Maraetai | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 360 | 885 | 1954, 1971 | |
| Mokai | Geothermal | northwest of Taupo | 112 | 900 | 2000 | Joint venture with Tuaropaki Trust |
| Nga Awa Purua | Geothermal | north of Taupo | 140 | 1100 | 2010 | Joint venture with Tauhara North No.2 Trust World's largest geothermal turbine (147 MW rated) |
| Ohakuri | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 112 | 400 | 1962 | |
| Rotokawa | Geothermal | north of Taupo | 33 | 210 | 1997 | Joint venture with Tauhara North No.2 Trust |
| Southdown | Gas CCGT cogeneration | Southdown, Auckland | 175 | 850 | 1998 | |
| Waipapa | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 51 | 242 | 1961 | |
| Whakamaru | Hydroelectric | Waikato River | 100 | 494 | 1956 |
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