Location North Canterbury Owner Meridian Energy | Nameplate capacity 76 MW Units operational 33 | |
Project Hurunui is a proposed wind farm located between Omihi and Greta Valley in north Canterbury, New Zealand. Meridian Energy is developing the wind farm, which is planned to produce up to 75.9 MW from 2014.
The proposal is for a wind farm of 33 turbines, with maximum height of 130.5 metres, located on a 34 km² area on the east side of State Highway 1.
Consent process
Meridian Energy is consulting with the public prior to applying for resource consents. An informal survey of residents in the affected area showed that slightly more were in favour of the wind farm than those who were opposed.
The application for consents was lodged in April 2011. In June 2011, the Hurunui District Council and the Canterbury Regional Council agreed to a request by Meridian that the wind farm proposal be referred to the Environment Court.