McKee Power Station | |
Coordinates: | -39.0977°N 174.336°W |
Country: | New Zealand |
Location: | Taranaki |
Status: | O |
Owner: | Nova Energy |
Operator: | Nova Energy |
Th Fuel Primary: | Natural gas |
Ps Units Operational: | 4 |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 102 MW |
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]
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.