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ENERGY
Ruakākā Energy Park — Battery & Solar
Meridian Energy · Northland
Meridian's energy park at Ruakākā, just south of Marsden Point. A 100MW grid-scale battery (commissioned 2025) plus a ~130MW solar farm under construction — together firming Northland supply and the upper North Island grid. Estimated ~$480m across both stages (indicative).
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Breakdown▾
94% · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
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Key facts
- Region
- Northland
- Sector
- Energy
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $480m
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Meridian Energy
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
Commercial renewable investment by Meridian — broadly bipartisan and not dependent on government funding.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — Grid-scale renewable generation and storage supporting the electricity transition.
Chronology
- 2023Consents secured; final investment decision on the battery
- 2025100MW battery commissioned; solar farm construction begins
- 2027Solar farm targeted for completion