McKee Power Station | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Taranaki |
Coordinates | 39°05′52″S 174°20′10″E / 39.0977°S 174.3360°E |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Nova Energy |
Operator(s) | Nova Energy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 |
Nameplate capacity | 102 MW |
The McKee power station is a gas-fired generating plant located at the McKee production station in north Taranaki, New Zealand. The plant currently comprises two 50 MW gas turbines in open cycle mode and two 1 MW reciprocating engines in cogeneration mode. It is owned and operated by Nova Energy. [1]
The 100 MW open cycle gas turbine power station was officially opened in March 2013. [2] This plant comprises two GE LM6000 gas turbines and was constructed at a cost of $100 million. [3]