Eastland’s geothermal move and Meridian to replace crucial equipment

Meridian has had problems with transformers at Manapōuri. (Image: NZME)

Wed, 21 May 2025

Eastland Generation is going to market to sell its generation from its soon-to-be-commissioned geothermal power plant.Topp2, a 49-megawatt (MW) Ormat binary geothermal plant, is expected to be up and running towards the end of this year using the Kawerau geothermal reservoir.Topp2 is part of Eastland Generation’s renewable energy portfolio, which includes three other geothermal power plants in the Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti’s first utility-scale solar farm, and a hydro scheme in Hawke’s Bay.Eastland‘s overall operating ca...

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