Mercury seeks 100MW of new solar electricity generation

Mercury seeks 100MW of new solar electricity generation
Grid-scale solar electricity projects are becoming more common. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
Auckland electricity generator and retailer Mercury New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest for developing, financing and constructing a 100-megawatt solar electricity generation project that it would guarantee to buy from.The proposed development would supply renewable electricity to the national grid by 2026 and would be Mercury’s “first step into grid-scale solar”.The announcement comes in the same week as Clarus, formerly FirstGas, announced a partnership with UK solar energy company Harmony to build new capacity on...

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