POWER RESOURCES

Investigations

The Ministry of Works investigates on behalf of the Electricity Department suitable sites for future power projects. Data is collected on the hydrology of many rivers. In 1963 investigations included the Motu, Kaituna, Wanganui, Clutha, and Buller catchments and the Waitaki River basin.

• POWER RESOURCES

• Coal

• Gas Generation and Supply

• Legislation About Electricity Generation

• Distribution of Electricity by Local Authorities

• State Generation of Electricity

• The Electrical Industry: New Zealand's Biggest Business

• Transmission Systems

• Future Planning

• North and South Island Electrical Interconnection Including the Cook Strait Cable

• Other Constructions

• Investigations

• Manapouri

• The Tongariro Scheme

• Conclusion

Warning

This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.