New Plymouth Power Station construction, fuel oil tanks

Production date
02 Jul 1973
Description
View of fuel oil tanks 1, 2 and 3 in the foreground, New Plymouth Power Station construction site, Port Taranaki, New Plymouth. The boiler house is visible at the left of tank 2. A partially completed tank is visible in the foreground. The power station chimney rises up behind the tanks. The first unit of the New Plymouth Power Station was commissioned in February 1974. The power station used natural gas and heavy fuel oil as its primary fuel. Plant operation decreased from 1999 and the station was decommissioned by Contact Energy in 2008.
See full details

Object detail

Artist/Maker
Production role
Photographer
Production date
02 Jul 1973
Subject person
Collection
Current rights
Accession number
PHO2010-0596
Collection type
Material

Share

Public comments

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Google reCaptchaThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.