Tauhei solar farm | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Te Aroha |
Coordinates | 37°35′18″S 175°43′18″E / 37.58833°S 175.72167°E |
Status | Consented |
Owner(s) | Harmony Energy |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Collectors | 329,000 |
Site area | 182 ha |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 147 MW |
The Tauhei solar farm is a proposed photovoltaic power station in New Zealand. The farm will be constructed near Te Aroha in the Matamata-Piako District by UK-based Harmony Energy, and will generate 147MW when complete. [1]
The project applied for fast-track consent under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting) Act 2020 in December 2021. [2] [3] The project would convert a dairy farm to sheep, and farming would continue alongside electricity generation. [2] Consent was granted in September 2022. [4] [5] Construction is expected to begin in 2024, and be complete in 2025. [6]