Power trip: Meridian promises seven new projects

Power trip: Meridian promises seven new projects
Meridian boss Neal Barclay commits to seven new builds in seven years. (Image: Meridian)
Ian Llewellyn
Meridian Energy has committed to building seven large new renewable energy projects within seven years and says it is quickly firming up those options.Speaking recently at Meridian’s annual shareholder meeting, chief executive Neal Barclay said: “We’ve set an ambitious target because the scale of the challenge is enormous. Achieving seven new renewable projects of scale by 2030 would be the largest building programme undertaken by a New Zealand generator in decades."It comes with increasing calls for companies to build mo...

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