Te Rere Hau
Te Rere Hau wind farm is NZ Windfarms first wind farm development. It is located on the Tararua Ranges near Palmerston North where the wind resource is excellent with very strong winds.
Windflow Technology will supply 97 Windflow 500 turbines for the 48.5 MW Te Rere Hau wind farm which received resource consent in 2005. Te Rere Hau is situated on farm land near Palmerston North.
- Stage 1 consists of 5 turbines (2.5 MW), which were installed in September 2006.
- Stage 2 (28 turbines, 14 MW), was completed in 2009.
- Stage 3 (32 turbines, 16 MW), was completed in 2009
- Stage 4 (32 turbines, 16 MW), was ordered in September 2008 and will be delivered to the site following the construction of Stage 3.
The Te Rere Hau wind farm is owned by NZ Windfarms Ltd.
Please note there is no public access to the wind farm.
