‘Murky’ rules cloud Manawa’s blue-sky projects

‘Murky’ rules cloud Manawa’s blue-sky projects
Manawa Energy CEO David Prentice would like more policy certainty. (Image: Manawa Energy)
Pattrick Smellie
Tauranga-based renewable electricity generator Manawa Energy is looking hard at opportunities beyond 900 megawatts of wind and solar projects already on its books, with one new project in prospect for announcement in the next few months.But in an interview with BusinessDesk for Sharesies’ Shared Lunch podcast, Manawa chief executive David Prentice warned that policy uncertainty across a range of fronts was a barrier to the whole sector’s decision-making on new generation capacity.While the government’s commitment to net z...

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