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ENERGY
Renewable Energy — Wind Farms (National)
Various (Meridian, Contact, Genesis, Mercury) · National / Multi-region
Multiple wind farm projects across NZ: WestWind (Wellington, operational), Turitea (Manawatū, 222MW operational), Harapaki (Hawke's Bay, 176MW under construction), Kaiwera Downs (Southland, consented), Sandy Point (Southland, consented). Total ~1.5GW pipeline.
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94/100 · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- National / Multi-region
- Sector
- Energy
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $5.6b
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Various (Meridian, Contact, Genesis, Mercury)
- Election risk
- Safe
Election risk assessment
Market-driven renewable energy investment. Commercially funded. Fast RMA consent pathway exists.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — Fast-tracked renewable generation — a strong government energy priority.
Chronology
- 2010WestWind (142MW, Makara Wellington) opens — NZ's largest wind farm at the time
- 2018Turitea Wind Farm (Manawatū, 222MW) consented after long legal process
- 2020Harapaki Wind Farm (Hawke's Bay, 176MW) resource consent granted
- 2021Turitea construction begins
- 2023Turitea fully operational. Harapaki and multiple southern wind farms begin construction
- 2025Harapaki operational. Sandy Point and Kaiwera Downs in construction
- 2027Pipeline of ~1.5GW complete — significant step toward 100% renewable electricity