Kuratau

The Kuratau station was commissioned in 1962.
Water is channeled down an open canal to a top screen with an earthquake gate from lake Kuratau.

The two penstock pipes are both constructed from concrete until the surge chamber, from there on they are steel, each one feeds it's own turbine.

The generated electricity is transmitted into the local distribution network at 33kV.

Station statistics

Location: Kuratau Hydro Rd, Omori
Head: 64 metres
Turbines: 2 x Horizontal Francis
Generator: 2 x 3MW, synchronous
Station Mean Output: 29GWh