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Power Plants in New Zealand

New Zealand has 43 power plants on the map, adding up to about 7 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS43

TOTAL CAPACITY7 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How New Zealand’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro24 · 56% · 4 GW

Wind7 · 16% · 459 MW

Geothermal7 · 16% · 666 MW

Gas3 · 7% · 507 MW

Coal1 · 2% · 500 MW

Oil1 · 2% · 155 MW

Largest power plants in New Zealand

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

800 MWManapouriHydro

688 MWOhau AHydro

540 MWBenmoreHydro

500 MWHuntly (steam)Coal

432 MWClydeHydro1992

403 MWHuntly (CC)Gas2007

352 MWMaraetaiHydro

220 MWAviemoreHydro

192 MWArapuniHydro1929

179 MWTekapoHydro

155 MWWhirinakiOil2011

143 MWWest WindWind2009

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