Coleridge Power Station

Coleridge Power Station
Horizontal turbine (BTH) at Lake Coleridge power station
CountryNew Zealand
LocationCanterbury
Coordinates43°21′51″S 171°31′37″E / 43.36417°S 171.52694°E / -43.36417; 171.52694
StatusOperational
Construction began1911
Owner(s)Manawa Energy
Reservoir
CreatesLake Coleridge
Power Station
Commission date1914
TypeConventional
Turbines3 (1914), 9 (1930), 5 (today)
Installed capacity39.5 MW (53,000 hp)
4.5 MW (6,000 hp) (1914)
34.5 MW (46,300 hp) (1930)
Annual generation270 gigawatt-hours (970 TJ)

The Coleridge Power Station is a hydroelectric facility at Lake Coleridge on the Rakaia River in Canterbury, New Zealand. The power station is owned and operated by Manawa Energy (formerly Trustpower).