Wind turbines at Mercury's Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm

THE KAIWERA DOWNS WIND FARM.

The Kaiwera Downs wind farm is being built 15km southeast of Gore in the South Island. We will be working with our contractors to erect 10 x 4.3MW Vestas wind turbines and build the associated infrastructure, including a transmission line. We plan to complete construction of Stage 1 of the wind farm with the first 10 turbines operational by the end of 2023.
Project Status: Construction announced September 2022 and crews on site from October 2022. Maximum Capacity: Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm Stage I will have capacity of 43MW (generating an average of 148 GWh each year). That’s enough to power over 20,000 homes or 66,000 electric vehicles. Location: The area proposed for the wind farm is located 11km east of Mataura just off SH19 between Clinton and Mataura. Turbines: 10 x V136 Vestas turbines. Blade Tip Height: 145 meters. Transmission Connection: 18km new 33kV line back to the Gore PowerNet/ Transpower substation.
KEY INFORMATION
Project details
Read about why this is such a great site for a wind farm, and check the project status here.
Project Benefits
The wind farm will have environmental, economic and social benefits for the area. See here.
Project Updates
Read more about the construction of the wind farm below.
NEWSROOM
KAIWERA DOWNS WIND FARM NEWSLETTER
July 2023

Read the July newsletter about the Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm.
Read release
KAIWERA DOWNS WIND FARM NEWSLETTER
May 2023

Read the May newsletter about the Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm.
READ RELEASE
SPADES IN THE GROUND FOR NEW SOUTHLAND WIND FARM
3 November 2022

Read the announcement about the wind farm construction.
READ RELEASE

Contact Details

For further information about this project please contact the project team at kaiweradownswindfarm@mercury.co.nz.

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This image is an artist's impression of the proposed wind turbines viewed from the junction of Waikana Rd and Old Coach Rd.
Artists impression of wind turbines at Mercury's Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm site