Meridian Energy
Power stations
Meridian Energy owns and operates seven hydroelectric power stations in the South Island – six on the Waitaki River and at Manapouri.

Meridian Energy

Section Title: Power stations
Table Section Text: Meridian Energy owns and operates seven hydroelectric power stations in the South Island – six on the Waitaki River and at Manapouri.

Name	Type	Location	No. turbines	Capacity (MW)	Annual generation (average GWh)	Commissioned	Notes

New Zealand stations

Aviemore	Hydroelectric	Waitaki River	4	220	942	1968

Benmore	Hydroelectric	Waitaki River	6	540	2215	1965

Manapouri	Hydroelectric	Lake Manapouri, Fiordland National Park	7	800	4800	1971

Mill Creek	Wind	Ohariu Valley, NW of Wellington	26	60	2014

Ohau A	Hydroelectric	Waitaki River	4	264	1140	1979

Ohau B	Hydroelectric	Waitaki River	4	212	958	1984

Ohau C	Hydroelectric	Waitaki River	4	212	958	1985

Te Āpiti	Wind	Ruahine Ranges	55	91	320	2004

Te Uku	Wind	near Raglan, Waikato	28	64.4	2011

Waitaki	Hydroelectric	Waitaki River	6	90	496	1934

Wellington Wind Turbine	Wind	Brooklyn, Wellington	1	0.23	1	1993

West Wind	Wind	Makara, west of Wellington	62	143	600	2009

White Hill	Wind	near Mossburn, Southland	29	58	230	2007

Australian stations

Mt Millar	Wind	southwest of Whyalla, South Australia	35	70	2004

Mt Mercer	Wind	near Ballarat, Victoria	64	131	2014

Sentence(s)

In 2007, The White Hill Wind opened.

final_sentence: In 2007, The White Hill Wind opened.