The Board of Inquiry has released the final Hauauru ma raki decision regarding the company’s proposed wind farm development on the west coast of the North Island in the Waikato region.
The decision grants all resource consents for 168 wind turbines and designation for the transmission lines.
Contact Chief Executive, Dennis Barnes, said the granting of the Hauauru ma raki consent is pleasing and is the final decision due following the three consent processes for the company that concluded last year.
Hauauru ma raki would generate up to 504 megawatts of power from 168 turbines, which is enough renewable energy to power around 170,000 average homes. The site runs from four kilometres south of Port Waikato to Te Akau, around 10 kilometres north of Raglan.
Media Release: Contact Energy, 27.05.2011
Please can anyone advise whether the two wind farms visible from Raglan will be part of the Government’s proposed sell off of State Owned Enterprises in the Electricity sector?
The Te Akau wind farm is being planned by Contact Energy. This company is a public company listed on the NZ Stock Exchange. It is 51.4% owned by Origin Energy which is an Australian company- so it has already been sold off and is not part of the Government’s current plans. The Te Uku wind farm is owned by a subsidary of Meridian Energy Ltd. The NZ Government has announced that it plans to sell off shares in Meridian Energy, so the Te Uku wind farm is part of the Government’s selloff plan.