When Mercury’s $465m, 60-turbine Turitea wind farm is complete, that will rise to half of the nation’s wind power. “These hills are the most productive in the world for wind generation.”WARWICK SMITH/Stuff Cables being laid to link the Turitea wind farm turbines. WARWICK SMITH/Stuff The transmission line is ready to connect the Turitea wind farm to the national grid at Linton. David Unwin/Stuff A slip has posed a challenge for getting the Turitea wind farm turbine blades up the hill. The Turitea wind farm stands alone, but the transmission line has been designed to extend to Mercury’s next wind farm, should it proceed.

Source: Stuff January 25, 2021 16:00 UTC