Mercury plans to build a $115m wind farm near Gore. Photo: SuppliedMercury plans to build a new $115 million, 43 megawatt wind farm at Kaiwera Downs, south of Gore. Mercury said it had executed contracts for the procurement and construction of the first stage of Kaiwera Downs. The company said the project would lift Mercury's total financial commitment to new renewable wind generation to almost $600m since 2019. Turitea Wind Farm is scheduled for completion mid 2023, and will be New Zealand's largest wind farm.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 13, 2022 00:53 UTC