Mahinerangi Wind Farm is a 196MW onshore wind power project. It is planned in Otago, New Zealand. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the partially active stage. It will be developed in multiple phases. The project construction is likely to commence in 2010 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in March 2011. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed by Mercury NZ and Tilt Renewables. The project is currently owned by Mercury NZ with a stake of 100%.
The project is expected to supply enough clean energy to power 100,000 households.
Mahinerangi Wind Farm (Mahinerangi II) consists of 88 turbines.
The Tubular Steel structure to be installed at the Mahinerangi Wind Farm (Mahinerangi I), site are expected to be 80m high.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2010. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by March 2011.
Contractors involved
Mahinerangi Wind Farm (Mahinerangi I) will be equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V90-3.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 12 turbines with 3MW nameplate capacity.
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About Mercury NZ
Mercury NZ Ltd (Mercury) formerly Mighty River Power Ltd, is a renewable energy company that specializes in the generation and retail of electricity, gas, broadband, and mobile services. The company's primary operations involve the generation of electricity from renewable sources, including hydro, geothermal, and wind energy. Mercury offers electricity, gas, broadband, and mobile services to its customers, with a particular focus on residential and small to medium-sized business clients. The company operates under the sub-brand GLOBUG, which is a pre-pay electricity product. Mercury's products and services are primarily used by residential customers, small to medium-sized businesses, and industrial and wholesale market customers. The company's distribution network includes a commercial sales team that services industrial and wholesale market customers. Mercury operates electricity generation sites along the Waikato River, the northern part of the Central Plateau, and in the Manawatu, South Taranaki, Otago, and Southland regions. Mercury NZ Limited is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.
About Tilt Renewables
Tilt Renewables Ltd, a subsidiary of Infratil Ltd, is an electricity generation company. It produces electricity with the wind turbine technology. The company's projects include Rye Park Wind Farm, Tararua Wind Farm, Mahinerangi Wind Farm, Snowtown Wind Farm, Blayney Wind Farm, Crookwell Wind Farm, Waipipi Wind Farm and Dysart Solar Farm, among others. It operates in New Zealand and Australia. Tilt Renewables is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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