Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Contact Energy’s Tauhara Geothermal Project on Wednesday, hailing the development as an important step in achieving ambitious climate change goals. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has hailed the start of work on a new $580 million geothermal power station, the country’s largest post Covid-19 investment, as a huge step towards a 100% renewable energy New Zealand. Ardern turned the first sod at the site for Contact Energy’s Tauhara Power Station outside Taupō on Wednesday. She said the geothermal power station would have a “substantial impact” on New Zealand’s goal to become 100% renewable-energy powered by 2030. She also said its environmental impact would be the equivalent of removing 200,000 cars from the road.

Source: Stuff March 31, 2021 04:18 UTC