White Hill is a 58MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Southland, New Zealand. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2007.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 58 | 58 | – | Active | Southland, New Zealand | Meridian Energy |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Meridian Energy.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 22,000 households. The project cost is $104.4m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2007.
Contractors Involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 29 units of V80-2.0 MW turbines, each with 2MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Wind Systems is the O&M contractor for the wind power project. The operation and maintenance contract commenced from 2007, for a period of 5 years.
About Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy Ltd (Meridian Energy) is a state-owned energy utility that generates, trades and retails electricity. It utilizes renewable energy sources such as wind and water for generation of electricity. It also procures electricity from the wholesale electricity market. The company supplies electricity to homes, businesses and farms in New Zealand. It also supplies electricity to residential and commercial customers in Australia through its subsidiary Powershop Australia Pty Limited. Meridian Energy operates hydropower plants on the Waitaki River and Manapouri Lake in New Zealand and operates wind power plants in New Zealand and Australia. The company has presence in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Meridian Energy is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.
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