{"id":20090,"date":"2024-08-08T03:05:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T03:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T03:05:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T03:05:08","slug":"geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Reported in July 2024, Contact Energy<\/a> has completed a 30-day test run of the Tauhara geothermal power station in New Zealand, with the plant running continuously at 152 MW and tested at the target capacity of 174 MW. While the final stages of commissioning are still ongoing, the power plant will be running at 130 MW and providing renewable electricity to the grid.<\/p>\n

Over the next two months, modifications will be done to address vibrations in a section of the steam separation plant. Once commissioned, Tauhara \u2013 the largest single shaft geothermal turbine power station in the world \u2013 is expected to operate at around 152MW. Further modifications are then planned to be done during the first planned outage, scheduled for October 2025, to secure long-term generation of 174MW.<\/p>\n

Plans for the Tauhara geothermal power project\u00a0were first reported back in 2019<\/a>, with its initial planned capacity of 152 MW\u00a0increased to 168 MW<\/a>\u00a0after the reservoir was evaluated to be more productive than expected. Electricity from the power plant will be sold to Genesis Energy under\u00a0a 15-year PPA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contact is also working on the 51-MW Te Huka geothermal power plant<\/a> which is scheduled to go online in Q4 2024, as well as the replacement of the Wairakei A&B geothermal power station<\/a>. The company is targeting a final investment decision in Q4 2024 on a new binary plant of around 100 MW with an indicative construction completion target of mid-2027.<\/p>\n

Source: Contact Energy<\/a><\/p>\n

The post Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations<\/a> first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy – Geothermal Energy News<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\n

The Tauhara geothermal power plant of Contact Energy in New Zealand is now running at 130 MW capacity while the final stages of commissioning are still ongoing.<\/p>\n

The post Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations<\/a> first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy – Geothermal Energy News<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4467,14670,14669,880,2738,12878,4758,2252,16741,7490,1182],"class_list":["post-20090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-energy","tag-geo","tag-geothermal","tag-new","tag-operations","tag-plant","tag-power","tag-starts","tag-tauhara","tag-think","tag-zealand"],"yoast_head":"\nGeothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations - Energy Buzz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations - Energy Buzz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Tauhara geothermal power plant of Contact Energy in New Zealand is now running at 130 MW capacity while the final stages of commissioning are still ongoing. The post Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Energy Buzz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-08T03:05:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/344f8dbaaecf75e51367eef93f492892\"},\"headline\":\"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-08T03:05:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":261,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"energy\",\"geo\",\"geothermal,\",\"new\",\"operations\",\"plant\",\"power\",\"starts\",\"tauhara,\",\"think\",\"zealand\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/\",\"name\":\"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations - Energy Buzz\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-08T03:05:08+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/staging\\\/6915\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/\",\"name\":\"Energy Buzz\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Energy Buzz\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/staging\\\/6915\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/EnergyBuzzLogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/staging\\\/6915\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/EnergyBuzzLogo.png\",\"width\":1315,\"height\":656,\"caption\":\"Energy Buzz\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/344f8dbaaecf75e51367eef93f492892\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/136dede3a147ecd1a9946f78a827dcc4c82e31eece4650a789bbb3656cebe664?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/136dede3a147ecd1a9946f78a827dcc4c82e31eece4650a789bbb3656cebe664?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/136dede3a147ecd1a9946f78a827dcc4c82e31eece4650a789bbb3656cebe664?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/energybuzz.ph\\\/staging\\\/6915\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations - Energy Buzz","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations - Energy Buzz","og_description":"The Tauhara geothermal power plant of Contact Energy in New Zealand is now running at 130 MW capacity while the final stages of commissioning are still ongoing. The post Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.","og_url":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/","og_site_name":"Energy Buzz","article_published_time":"2024-08-08T03:05:08+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#\/schema\/person\/344f8dbaaecf75e51367eef93f492892"},"headline":"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations","datePublished":"2024-08-08T03:05:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/"},"wordCount":261,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#organization"},"keywords":["energy","geo","geothermal,","new","operations","plant","power","starts","tauhara,","think","zealand"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/","url":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/","name":"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations - Energy Buzz","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-08-08T03:05:08+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/geothermal-power-plant-in-tauhara-new-zealand-starts-operations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Geothermal power plant in Tauhara, New Zealand starts operations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#website","url":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/","name":"Energy Buzz","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#organization","name":"Energy Buzz","url":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EnergyBuzzLogo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EnergyBuzzLogo.png","width":1315,"height":656,"caption":"Energy Buzz"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/#\/schema\/person\/344f8dbaaecf75e51367eef93f492892","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/136dede3a147ecd1a9946f78a827dcc4c82e31eece4650a789bbb3656cebe664?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/136dede3a147ecd1a9946f78a827dcc4c82e31eece4650a789bbb3656cebe664?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/136dede3a147ecd1a9946f78a827dcc4c82e31eece4650a789bbb3656cebe664?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}