Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm

The Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm is a wind farm in the Southland region of New Zealand. It is consented to have a maximum capacity of 198 MW and use up to 76 turbines. Originally proposed by Trustpower, it is now owned and operated by Mercury Energy. The 10 turbine, 43 MW stage 1 of the project was opened in November 2023. The 66 turbine stage 2 of the project is under construction and expected to be completed in 2027. When both stages are complete the farm will generate 673GWh per annum. Power stations that contribute similar amounts of energy to the grid in New Zealand are Waitaki Dam (500GWh) and Karāpiro Power Station (537 GWh). The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "hot food" for Kaiwera.

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