Stratford Power Station
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The Stratford Power Station is a 575 MW power station located east of Stratford
, Taranaki, New Zealand
. It comprises one combined cycle
unit and two open cycle gas turbine units and is owned and operated by Contact Energy
.
The FT4 units were owned and operated (in turn) by NZED, NZE, ECNZ
and Contact Energy
.
in 2003.
gas turbine units in open cycle configuration. This is used for peaking duty, to complement hydro and wind generation, and was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key on 31 May 2011.
Stratford, New Zealand
Stratford is the only town in the central Taranaki district of Stratford District, New Zealand. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki region. The town has a population of...
, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It comprises one combined cycle
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
unit and two open cycle gas turbine units and is owned and operated by Contact Energy
Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...
.
History
A 200MW power station was built on the Stratford Power Station site, completed in June 1976. This comprised four 50MW units, each a Pratt and Whitney TwinPak of two FT4 gas turbines. The FT4 engine is the stationary version of the Pratt & Whitney JT4. This plant was fired on natural gas, and was decommissioned and removed in 2001.The FT4 units were owned and operated (in turn) by NZED, NZE, ECNZ
Electricity Corporation of New Zealand
The Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise formed on 1 April 1987, as a transition entity in the process of deregulating the New Zealand electricity market...
and Contact Energy
Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...
.
Combined Cycle Plant
The plant comprises of one 360 MW combined cycle unit, based on a GT26 gas turbine in single shaft configuration. Cooling is achieved with a mechanical draft cooling tower, using water from the Patea River. This plant is known as TCC (Taranaki Combined Cycle). Fletcher Construction started construction in 1996 and it was commissioned in 1998. It was purchased by Contact EnergyContact Energy
Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...
in 2003.
Peaker Plant
Over 2009 and 2010, a 200 MW of new generation was built on the site, comprising two LMS100General Electric LMS100
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gas turbine units in open cycle configuration. This is used for peaking duty, to complement hydro and wind generation, and was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key on 31 May 2011.