Vestas to supply onshore wind farm in New Zealand's far south
Vestas to supply onshore wind farm in New Zealand's far south | Windpower Monthly
Vestas will supply an onshore wind farm in New Zealand with 36 of its V136-4.2 MW turbines in 4.3MW mode.
The Danish wind turbine manufacturer said it had been chosen as the turbine supplier for the 155MW Kaiwera Downs 2 onshore wind farm currently being developed by Mercury Energy.
The supply deal also includes a 30-year service and maintenance contract, and builds on the 43MW Kaiwera Downs 2 project that Vestas also supplied.
Both wind farms are located near Gore in the south of New Zealand’s South Island.
Phil Gibson, Mercury’s executive general manager of the company’s portfolio, said the New Zealand-based firm will have 400MW of renewables capacity in the country when Kaiwera Downs 2 is completed.
Delivery of the turbines is expected to start in the final quarter of 2025. The wind farm is due online in 2026.
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