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Tauhei Solar Farm

Coordinates: 37°35′18″S 175°43′18″E / 37.58833°S 175.72167°E / -37.58833; 175.72167
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Tauhei solar farm
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationTe Aroha
Coordinates37°35′18″S 175°43′18″E / 37.58833°S 175.72167°E / -37.58833; 175.72167
StatusConsented
OwnerHarmony Energy
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Collectors329,000
Site area182 ha
Power generation
Nameplate capacity147 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]

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  1. ^ Chloe Blommerde (6 March 2022). "Te Aroha solar farm proposal generates support and questions from residents". Stuff. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "New solar farm proposed for eastern Waikato could power 30,000 homes". Stuff. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Application 2021-068 Tauhei Solar Farm (Harmony Energy NZ Limited)" (PDF). Ministry for the Environment. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "UK's Harmony Energy wins approval for Waikato solar farm". New Zealand Herald. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Hauraki solar farm that could power 30,000 homes gets green light". Stuff. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Solar farm approved for Waikato to power 30,000 homes". RNZ. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.