Hitia'a Hydroelectric Power Station
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 Location of Hitia'a Hydroelectric Power Station in Tahiti
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| Country | France |
| Location | Hitia'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1983 |
| Commission date | 1988 |
| Owner(s) | Electricite de Tahiti SA |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 300 kW, 1 x 140 kW, 1 x 100 kW, 1 x 1 MW, 2 x 3 MW Pelton-type |
| Nameplate capacity | 7.54 MW |
The Hitia'a Hydroelectric Power Station, also called Faatautia Hydroelectric Power Station, is located near the commune of Hitia'a on the island Tahiti in the overseas country of France, French Polynesia. It has an installed capacity of 7.54 MW and was constructed between 1983 and 1988. The hydroelectric power station is owned by Electricite de Tahiti SA.[1]
It uses water provided by three reservoirs high up in the Faatautia Valley, above the commune. Each reservoir is created by an embankment dam. Hitia'a 2 Dam at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., which lies at an elevation of 637 m (2,090 ft) above sea level, is 19 m (62 ft) tall. It withholds a reservoir of 110,000 m3 (89 acre·ft). Next, at an elevation of 530 m (1,740 ft), Hitia'a 3 Dam at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. is also 19 m (62 ft) high but withholds a larger reservoir of 600,000 m3 (490 acre·ft). Finally, Hitia'a 1 Dam at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. lies at 511 m (1,677 ft) above sea level, is 10 m (33 ft) tall, and withholds a reservoir of 11,000 m3 (8.9 acre·ft). Water from the reservoirs is sent to the power station via a Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). long penstock. The power station contains an array of six Pelton turbine-generators which include a 300 kW, 140 kW, 100 kW, 1 MW and two 3 MW units.[2][3]
