Hitia'a Hydroelectric Power Station
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.
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, which lies at an elevation of above sea level, is tall. It withholds a reservoir of. Next, at an elevation of, Hitia'a 3 Dam at is also high but withholds a larger reservoir of. Finally, Hitia'a 1 Dam at lies at above sea level, is tall, and withholds a reservoir of. Water from the reservoirs is sent to the power station via a 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.