The first penstock for the Tekapo electric power development project in the Upper Waitaki region about to be winched up the penstock slope to the intake block. The section is 40ft long and 14ft in diameter. It weighs 12 1/2 tons and is the first of 120 sections.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33060, 30 October 1972, Page 3
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48The first penstock for the Tekapo electric power development project in the Upper Waitaki region about to be winched up the penstock slope to the intake block. The section is 40ft long and 14ft in diameter. It weighs 12 1/2 tons and is the first of 120 sections. Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33060, 30 October 1972, Page 3
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