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  • Mighty River proposes new wind farm

    August 5, 2011 - no Comments

    NZ utility Mighty River Power is seeking approval to build a 53 turbine wind farm south of the town of Dannevirke on the North Island. At full capacity, the company

  • Mighty River wants more turbines

    May 24, 2011 - no Comments

    The controversy over NZ’s Turitea Wind Farm has taken a new turn, with developer Mighty River Power applying to add another 12 turbines to the 60 which have been approved.

  • Saboteurs disrupt NZ oil exploration

    May 10, 2011 - no Comments

    NZ protestors demonstrating against oil exploration have sabotaged the work of a seismic survey at Taranaki, in the west of the North Island. Contractors working for Todd Energy and Mighty

  • S&P cautious on NZ electricity sector

    May 3, 2011 - no Comments

    Ratings agency Standard & Poors has highlighted ongoing uncertainty in NZ electricity markets as the Electricity Authority ponders its response to recent prike hikes. “From a credit perspective, it isn’t

  • NZ furore over price spike

    March 29, 2011 - no Comments

    Maintenance on power lines in NZ over the weekend led to a massive spike in wholesale energy prices to as high as NZ$20,000 per megawatt hour, more than 200 times

  • Mighty River invests in geothermal

    March 22, 2011 - no Comments

    State-owned NZ utility Might River Power had invested US$124 million into overseas geothermal projects to the end of 2010, according to the company’s interim report. The investment is part of

  • Mighty River allowed smaller windfarm

    February 15, 2011 - no Comments

    Mighty River Power has received Government  approval for its  Turitea wind farm near Palmerston North, but has been allowed barely half the turbines it had originally planned. A board of