Saft to supply additional batteries as New Zealand’s major BESS doubles in size
Adding on 100 MW / 200 MWh to the Huntly BESS to double the size of the first stage of one of New Zealand’s largest batteries.
New Zealand’s grid operator finds emerging energy gap in early 2030s
Transpower’s latest assessment of New Zealand’s balance between electricity supply and demand suggests an energy gap could emerge in the early 2030s, even if all committed and likely investments are delivered without delay.
New Zealand introduces 10 kW default export limit for residential rooftop solar
New Zealand’s electricity authority has updated its rules to better enable grid-scale and residential solar energy systems to supply local networks, and requires lines companies to set a default export of 10 kW for household solar and battery systems.
Coordination looms as next challenge for Australia’s energy transition
Australia and New Zealand’s electricity networks are entering a new phase of the energy transition. For more than a decade the focus has been on building renewable generation and connecting it to the grid. That effort continues, and it will remain essential. But for many network operators the harder task now lies elsewhere: managing how an increasingly complex system works together.
Genesis begins building 117 MW solar plant in New Zealand’s north
New Zealand power company Genesis Energy has broken ground on a 117 MW solar project on the nation’s North Island with the facility expected to start generating power in 2027.
Foresight invests $500 million to acquire New Zealand Clean Energy
Investment heavyweight Foresight Group has entered the New Zealand market for the first time with a $500 million commitment to acquire local developer New Zealand Clean Energy and its extended portfolio that includes three ready-to-build solar and BESS projects.
Clean energy harvest in store for New Zealand solar on farms trial
A New Zealand government program subsidising and testing battery storage and solar systems on farms across the country, have announced an inaugural uptake of 32 agricultural businesses have signed on to its Solar on Farms program.
Market newcomer Anza Power lands 1.4 GW solar, 3.4 GWh battery pipeline
Renewable energy platform Anza Power has launched in the Australian and New Zealand markets with the acquisition of a 1.4 GW pipeline of solar developments and more than 3.4 GWh of battery energy storage projects from developer Bison Energy.
Lodestone generates first power from Pāmu Rā ki Whitianga solar farm
New Zealand solar-based gentailer Lodestone Energy has begun generating power at its fourth solar farm located on the North Island in a further step toward achieving the company’s vision of ‘a solar farm in every community’.
Genesis reaches financial close on 114 MW solar farm
New Zealand power company Genesis Energy has pressed go on its 114 MW Edgecumbe Solar Farm project on the nation’s North Island with the facility expected to start generating power in 2027.
