Tauhei Solar Farm

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Tauhei solar farm
Tauhei Solar Farm
Country New Zealand
Location Te Aroha
Coordinates 37°35′18″S175°43′18″E / 37.58833°S 175.72167°E / -37.58833; 175.72167
StatusConsented
OwnerHarmony Energy
Solar farm
Type Flat-panel PV
Collectors 329,000
Site area182 ha
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 202 MWp
Annual net output 280 GWh
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The Tauhei solar farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction in New Zealand. The farm will be constructed near Te Aroha in the Matamata-Piako District by UK-based Harmony Energy, and will generate 202 MWp / 147 MWac when complete. [1]

The project applied for fast-track consent under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting) Act 2020 in December 2021. [2] [3] The project would convert a dairy farm to sheep, and farming would continue alongside electricity generation. [2] Consent was granted in September 2022. [4] [5] [6] Construction began in April 2025, [7] and is expected to be complete in 2026. [8] [9] The first row of solar panels was installed in October 2025. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Harmony Energy JV reaches fin close on 150-MW solar project in NZ". Renewables Now. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "New solar farm proposed for eastern Waikato could power 30,000 homes". Stuff. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Application 2021-068 Tauhei Solar Farm (Harmony Energy NZ Limited)" (PDF). Ministry for the Environment. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "UK's Harmony Energy wins approval for Waikato solar farm". The New Zealand Herald . 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hauraki solar farm that could power 30,000 homes gets green light". Stuff. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Solar farm approved for Waikato to power 30,000 homes". Radio New Zealand. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Construction capacity can't keep up with 'phenomenal' demand for solar power". Radio New Zealand. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Gray, Jamie (30 January 2025). "Harmony, Clarus to build NZ's biggest solar farm". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Pullar-Strecker, Tom (30 January 2025). "Final approval given for NZ's 'largest solar farm'". The Post . Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "'Golden row' marks progress at Tauhei solar farm". reNews. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.


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