Monday, September 24, 2018

New Zealand: Testing Begins at 28 MW Ngāwhā Geothermal Power Plant Extension Project

Huge column of steam over Ngāwhā as geothermal testing starts (NZ Herald)

A huge column of steam could be seen rising near Kaikohe yesterday as testing began of the first production well for a new power station.

Far North power company Top Energy is building a geothermal power station at Ngāwhā which could eventually make the Far North self-sufficient in electricity and even an energy exporter.

The company already operates a geothermal power plant at Ngāwhā — New Zealand's second largest geothermal field after the Central Plateau — producing 25 MW of power. The new plant will more than double that to 53 MW.


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