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Te Rāhui Solar Farm

Coordinates: 38°53′44.49″S 176°25′25.55″E / 38.8956917°S 176.4237639°E / -38.8956917; 176.4237639
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Te Rāhui Solar Farm
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationTaupō District
Coordinates38°53′44.49″S 176°25′25.55″E / 38.8956917°S 176.4237639°E / -38.8956917; 176.4237639
StatusConsented
OwnerNova Energy
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Collectors900,000
Site area1022 ha
Power generation
Nameplate capacity400 MW
Annual net output650 GWh [1]

The Te Rāhui solar farm is a proposed photovoltaic power station in the Taupō District of New Zealand. It is to be built on a 1022 hectare site 35 km east of Taupō.[2] The farm will be owned by Nova Energy and will be the largest in New Zealand when complete.[3]

The project applied for resource consent in September 2022.[4] Resource consent was granted in November 2022.[2]

In July 2024 Nova announced that the farm would be called Te Rāhui and would be built in two stages.[5] Construction is expected to begin in late 2024.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ David Carroll (19 September 2022). "Todd proposes 400 MW solar farm for New Zealand's North Island". PV Magazine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Matthew Martin (11 November 2022). "Green light to create New Zealand's largest solar farm, with 900,000 panels". Stuff. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Marc Daalder (12 April 2022). "NZ's largest solar farm to be built near Taupō". Newsroom. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ Matthew Martin (5 September 2022). "Massive solar farm project near Taupō about to see the light". Stuff. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b Matthew Martin (1 July 2024). "NZ's largest solar farm gets the go ahead". Waikato Times. Retrieved 1 July 2024.