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Taharoa

Taharoa C and PowerCoast have consent for a 27-turbine wind farm near Kawhia.

The original application was lodged in late 2005, and consent was granted in August 2006. Appeals were resolved in April 2009. The wind farm could have up to 27 1.8 or 2 megawatt wind turbines, with a maximum generating capacity of 54 megawatts.