Mercury adds Puketoi windfarm to renewable development pipeline

Mercury adds Puketoi windfarm to renewable development pipeline
An earlier mockup of the completed Puketoi project.
Gavin Evans
Mercury NZ has started planning for its next wind project in the Wairarapa — even as half its current project near Palmerston North faces a potential 18-month delay.The firm’s 53-turbine Puketoi project 20 kilometres east of Pahiatua is a “great asset”, and the company is keen to understand the economics and the pathway needed to develop it, chief executive Vince Hawksworth said.While it’s too early to say when the company may be in a position to commit to the development, he told analysts yesterday the timing is n...

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