Lauriston Solar Farm

The Lauriston Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction at Lauriston in Canterbury. The farm will be owned by a joint venture between Genesis Energy Limited and FRV Australia. When complete the farm will cover 93 hectares (230 acres) and generate 63 MW of electricity.[1] At the time of its announcement it was expected to be the largest solar farm in the country when complete.[2]

Lauriston Solar Farm
CountryNew Zealand
LocationLauriston
Coordinates43°43′51.56″S 171°47′21.95″E
StatusUnder construction
Construction beganApril 2024
Construction costNZ$104 million
Owner(s)Genesis Energy Limited
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area93 ha
Power generation
Nameplate capacity63 MW

The project was originally announced by HES Aotearoa, who obtained resource consent in June 2022.[3] The project was then brought by a joint venture between Genesis Energy and FRV Australia in February 2023.[4] Construction was announced in January 2024, when Genesis signed a ten-year electricity purchase agreement for the farm.[1] A sod-turning ceremony was held in April 2024,[5] and the farm was expected to be generating electricity by the end of the year.[6]

In May 2024 Genesis signed a ten year power supply contract with Spark New Zealand which would see Spark take all power from the solar farm.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Govt-owned Genesis, Saudis and Canadians building $104m solar farm". New Zealand Herald. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. "Genesis to build nation's biggest solar power farm in Canterbury". RNZ. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. Jonathan Leask (17 June 2022). "Large-scale solar farm planned in Mid Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. "Genesis Energy gives green light for $70m solar power plant in Canterbury". Stuff. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. "Building begins on NZ's largest solar farm in Canterbury". RNZ. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. Jamie Gray (23 April 2024). "Genesis Energy, FRV start $104 million Canterbury solar project". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. "Spark to take solar power from Genesis' Lauriston project". New Zealand Herald. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.


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