Roaring Meg hydro scheme

The scheme is located next to the Roaring Meg Stream in the Kawarau Gorge, near Cromwell, New Zealand.

The scheme was built by the Otago Central Power Board starting in 1934 and commissioned 1936, at a cost of 40,000 pounds.

[2] The scheme starts with the 10 metres (33 ft) high Roaring Meg Dam located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) upstream from the confluence with the Kawarau River.

The intake flows into a series of pipes connected to the power stations.

[3] Annual energy production from both stations is approximately 30 gigawatt-hours (110 TJ).