Power to the people: Harmony Energy gets go-ahead for its Waikato solar farm

Power to the people: Harmony Energy gets go-ahead for its Waikato solar farm
Harmony Energy's solar farm will have about 330,000 panels on its site. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
A fast-track consenting panel has given the go ahead for Harmony Energy to build New Zealand’s largest solar farm in eastern Waikato.The resource consent application was applied for and approved under the Resource Management (Covid-19 Recovery Fast-Track Consenting) Act 2020 (FTCA).The UK energy company unveiled its plans for the farm early this year saying if the project was approved, the panels could produce up to 147 megawatts (MW) of power at peak times.The projectThe site, in Te Aroha West on the Hauraki Plains and covering about 260...