More turbines for North Island wind farm

A further 16 wind turbines have been ordered for Te Rere Hau wind farm, near Palmerston North.

Te Rere Hau Wind Farm, in which NZ Windfarms Limited has a 50 per cent shareholding, confirmed the order has been placed with Windflow Technology.

Sixty turbines have now been ordered.

Te Rere Hau has resource consent for 97 turbines and was scheduled for completion in mid-2009.

Five turbines, commissioned in September 2006, are already in place.

- NZPA