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]

McKee Power Station
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationTaranaki
Coordinates39°05′52″S 174°20′10″E / 39.0977°S 174.3360°E / -39.0977; 174.3360
StatusOperational
OwnerNova Energy
OperatorNova Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity102 MW

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Generation". Nova Energy. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ^ "PM opens new McKee Power Plant in Taranaki" (Press release). New Zealand Government. 21 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Todd builds 100 MW gas power station", Energy, 5 (2): 6, March–April 2011
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