Benmore Dam
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Benmore Dam is the largest dam within the Waitaki power scheme, located in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. There are eight other power stations in the Waitaki Power Scheme.
Benmore Dam
Dam of Benmore hydropower station
Lake below Benmore hydropower station
Benmore Dam from the south lookout, near the spillway
HVDC Inter-Island
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The HVDC Inter-Island link is a 610 km long, 1200 MW high-voltage direct current transmission system connecting the electricity networks of the North Island and South Island of New Zealand together. I
Benmore Dam
…generation by 70 GWh (250 TJ). New switchboards and an upgrade to the switchyard were also undertaken. Benmore is the South Island terminus of the HVDC Inter-Island link between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The HVDC converter stations are on the west side of the tailrace, and convert 220 kV AC power…
HVDC transmission line tower in coastal Marlborough region
HVDC 350 kV submarine cable cross section. Overall diameter 13 cm/5 in.
Sample cross-section of HVDC line conductor
Label on line conductor sample (original rating ±250 kV)