Contact Energy's Tauhara geothermal station now slated to come online in 1Q 2024

Contact Energy's Tauhara geothermal station now slated to come online in 1Q 2024
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Contact Energy's latest target for bringing its 174-megawatt Tauhara geothermal plant online has pushed that back to the first quarter of 2024. Last month, when it released its annual report, it stated Tauhara was on track to come online by the end of this year.In its latest update, Te Huka unit 3 was still on target to be online in the fourth quarter of 2024. The information was included in a Sept 29 presentation aimed at international investors.Contact's pitch to investors highlighted its resilient generation portfolio, rela...

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