NZ Windfarms gets long awaited fast-tracked consent for Te Rere Hau upgrade

NZ Windfarms gets long awaited fast-tracked consent for Te Rere Hau upgrade
Staff reporters
NZ Windfarms’ application for a fast-track consent to upgrade its Te Rere Hau windfarm has been granted.The consent, granted under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020, comes nearly two years after it was first proposed to shareholders.The Te Rere Hau farm, sitting on the Tararua Ranges, operates 92 small turbines. The successful consent would allow it to replace the older, smaller turbines with larger more efficient designs.The company described it as “significant” for New Zealand’s renewable electrici...