This 40-tonne dam gate, which protects one of three new generators at Karāpiro, was put in place during a precision exercise on the Waikato River dam this week.
This 40-tonne intake gate is now in place to protect one of three new generators at Karāpiro. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
It marked the completion of another stage of a $90 million upgrade at the Karāpiro Hydro Power Station – during which time the road over the dam has been closed.
At the end of the project the hydro dam output will be increased sufficiently to service another 19,000 homes.
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