Tawhiri Morehu, chairman of the Proprietors of Taheke 8C and Adjoining Blocks (Inc).
Tawhiri Morehu, chairman of the Proprietors of Taheke 8C and Adjoining Blocks (Inc).
Resource consent has been granted for a new geothermal power station at Ōkere Falls.
An independent panel granted the consent, subject to conditions, to construct and operate a power station near the Taheke geothermal field at the falls.
The project includes constructing, operating and maintaining a power station that generateselectricity by using geothermal fluid from the Taheke geothermal field at Ōkere Falls, Rotorua, a statement from the Environmental Protection Authority said.
Roopu Whakarite Mahi Limited Partnership applied for resource consent under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.
The decision comes 172 working days after the application was lodged with the Environmental Protection Authority.
The Environmental Protection Authority is not involved in the decision-making but provides procedural advice and administrative support to the panel convenor, Judge Laurie Newhook, and the expert consenting panel he appoints.
