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Meridian forced to replace five transformers at NZ's largest hydro power station

No impact expected on generation capacity

Colin Sandell-Hay
The hydro power station is located underground, with the station’s generating units housed in a cavern excavated from rock 200 metres below the surface of Lake Manapōuri.

The hydro power station is located underground, with the station’s generating units housed in a cavern excavated from rock 200 metres below the surface of Lake Manapōuri. | Credits: Meridian

New Zealand electricity generator and retailer Meridian has announced it is planning to replace five of the transformers at its Manapōuri Power Station over the next two and a half years. Manapōuri's...

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