Kōwhai solar farm

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Other names: Kōwhai Park, Christchurch Airport

Kōwhai solar farm is a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in pre-construction in Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Kōwhai solar farm

Status Nameplate capacity Technology Owner
Pre-construction[1] 170 MWp/dc[1] PV[2] Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL); LightSource BP; Contact Energy LTD[3]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Kōwhai solar farm

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand[4][5] -43.4974, 172.5597 (approximate)[4][5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.christchurchairport.co.nz/about-us/who-we-are/media/2023/giant-step-forward-for-one-of-new-zealands-largest-solar-farms/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://www.christchurchairport.co.nz/globalassets/about-us/sustainability/kowhai-park/kowhai-park---sustainability-powering-the-next-generation.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://contact.co.nz/aboutus/our-story/our-projects/kowhai-park. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.christchurchairport.co.nz/about-us/sustainability/kowhai-park/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christchurch_Airport. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)