IMPORTANT: NEW LPG CUSTOMERS.

Please note that we are unable to accept any new LPG customers at this time. This is due to a temporary  shortage of LPG bottles. We expect this to be resolved at the start of Feb 2025.

Wind turbines at Mercury's Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm

PUKETOI WIND FARM.

The proposed Puketoi Wind Farm is on the Puketoi Range approximately 50 kilometres south-east of Palmerston North. Work is under way to progress this consented site to a shovel-ready project including baseline ecological surveys, transport route analysis, further site investigations and development of design.

Project status: Consented with Tararua District Council, Palmerston North City Council and Horizons Regional Council, with a resource consent extension to 2031 to start construction.
Location: The wind farm site (and almost all of the transmission line) is in Tararua District, 40km south of Dannevirke and 39km east of the Turitea Wind Farm.
Maximum capacity: of around 228MW, generating approximately 1,040GWh per year
Turbines: 53 turbines
Blade tip height: 160m
Transmission connection: The Turitea transmission line was designed with spare capacity to connect Puketoi.

KEY INFORMATION
PROJECT DETAILS
Read about why this is such a great site for a wind farm, and check the project status here.