Roaring Meg power station

Beautiful narrow river, ideal for power generation..beautiful mountain views.
Jun 13th, 2022

This is a lovely stop if you are pottering around between Alexandra and Queenstown. It's easy to pull into with ample parking. It has a great platform to view the station and the rapid water running through this narrow bend in the river. The historical significance of such a site as one of the early hydro-electric generators and its connection with gold mining. It gives one an appreciation of how these parts of New Zealand developed. A stop which adds variety along the road in between fresh fruit, vineyards and bathing in the lake.
Jan 19th, 2023

Dec 26th, 2022

Dec 16th, 2022

Roaring Meg power house is located in the Kawarau Gorge, near Cromwell, New Zealand, is owned and operated by Pioneer Energy. The 10 metre high dam is located 3.6 kilometres upstream of the Kawarau River where the intake flows into a series of pipes connected to the power stations below. The upper station discharges into both a pipe feeding the lower station and the Roaring Meg Stream, while the lower station discharges into the Kawarau River. Annual energy production from both stations is approximately 30 gigawatt-hours. Capacities of Lower Roaring Meg station is 3000 kilowatts (4,000 hp) and Upper Roaring Meg station is 1,263 kilowatts (1,694 hp).
Aug 19th, 2022