South Island, New Zealand
Ohau A is a hydro station located in the Mackenzie Basin, South Canterbury, New Zealand. It has four 66 megawatt generating units, and a generation output of up to 264 megawatts.
The Ohau A power station is located at the end of the manmade Pukaki canal. The Pukaki canal joins with the Ohau canal to consolidate the water flows from Lake Ohau and Lake Pukaki.
Ohau A was the second hydro station to be built on the Upper Waitaki hydro scheme. The Waitaki hydro scheme is made up of eight hydro stations on the Waitaki River in the South Island.
During construction of Ohau A, approximately two million cubic metres of rock and gravel was excavated from the northern bank of the Ohau River.
South Island, New Zealand
Ohau A is a hydro station located in the Mackenzie Basin, South Canterbury, New Zealand. It has four 66 megawatt generating units, and a generation output of up to 264 megawatts.
The Ohau A power station is located at the end of the manmade Pukaki canal. The Pukaki canal joins with the Ohau canal to consolidate the water flows from Lake Ohau and Lake Pukaki.
Ohau A was the second hydro station to be built on the Upper Waitaki hydro scheme. The Waitaki hydro scheme is made up of eight hydro stations on the Waitaki River in the South Island.
During construction of Ohau A, approximately two million cubic metres of rock and gravel was excavated from the northern bank of the Ohau River.