TOP: The Tekapo B powerhouse which is nearing completion. The $5 million building is complete. The New Zealand Electricity Department is installing two sets of turbines and generators, bought from Canada and Britain for more than $3 million. BOTTOM: The Ohau A power station, the largest of the four stations planned for the Upper Waitaki project. Ohau A will draw its energy from water carried in two canals, one bringing the outflow from Lake Ohau and the other carrying the combined outflow of Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki.
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Press, 24 February 1977, Page 21
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88TOP: The Tekapo B powerhouse which is nearing completion. The $5 million building is complete. The New Zealand Electricity Department is installing two sets of turbines and generators, bought from Canada and Britain for more than $3 million. BOTTOM: The Ohau A power station, the largest of the four stations planned for the Upper Waitaki project. Ohau A will draw its energy from water carried in two canals, one bringing the outflow from Lake Ohau and the other carrying the combined outflow of Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki. Press, 24 February 1977, Page 21
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