The New Plymouth Power Station (NPPS) was a 600 MW thermal power station at New Plymouth. Located at Port Taranaki it was dual fuelled on natural gas and fuel oil. Constructed at a time of major hydro and HV transmission developments it was New Zealand’s first big thermal power station planned for continuous base load operation.The plant has been owned and operated (in turn) by NZED NZE ECNZ and Contact Energy. In 2013 the site was sold to Port Taranaki and Methanex.
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