United Kingdom-headquartered renewables developer Harmony Energy, and joint venture partner, Australian investment company Igneo Infrastructure Partners, have announced New Zealand’s biggest yet grid-connected solar farm has been successfully energized.
New Zealand’s largest solar farm to date has begun exporting electricity to the national grid after project owner Harmony Energy and joint venture partner Igneo Infrastructure Partners announced the successful energization of the 150 MW Tauhei Solar Farm on the North Island.
Harmony Energy New Zealand Managing Director Garth Elmes said the energization milestone has been achieved “well ahead of schedule,” coming 15 months after construction started and just two months after the last of almost 330,000 solar panels was installed.
“We are excited to have reached this significant milestone,” he said. “The Tauhei Solar Farm is an important project that will bolster the supply of affordable renewable energy.”
The milestone also marks a significant step in New Zealand’s solar journey with the 150 MW Tauhei project, built across a 182-hectare site near Hamilton in the North Island’s northeast.
