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Pāmu Rā ki Whitianga solar farm

Coordinates: 36°51′2.01″S 175°39′47.33″E / 36.8505583°S 175.6631472°E / -36.8505583; 175.6631472
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Pāmu Rā ki Whitianga Solar Farm
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CountryNew Zealand
LocationWhitianga, Thames-Coromandel District
Coordinates36°51′2.01″S 175°39′47.33″E / 36.8505583°S 175.6631472°E / -36.8505583; 175.6631472
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2024
OwnerLodestone Energy
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area45 ha[1]
Power generation
Nameplate capacity32 MW DC[2]
Annual net output50 GWh[3]

The Pāmu Rā ki Whitianga Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction near Whitianga in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand. The farm is owned by Lodestone Energy.[2]

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The farm will have a capacity of 32 MW and completion is expected in November 2025.[3]

Construction began in September 2024[4] and was 60% complete by April 2025.[1] As with Lodestone's other farms, Pāmu Rā ki Whitianga uses elevated racks, allowing the area underneath the panels to be used for sheep grazing or horticulture.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Malone, Madison (7 April 2025). "Grid-scale solar farm installing 1600 panels per day". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Pāmu Rā ki Whitianga". Lodestone Energy. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Lodestone breaks ground on fourth North Island solar farm". Farmers Weekly. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Lodestone Energy – Utility scale distributed generation (DG)". Powerco. Retrieved 28 March 2025.