Te Ahi Au Maui Geothermal Power Station

Overview:

• The Te Ahi Au Maui Geothermal Power Station is a project that envisages the construction of a new geothermal power station, the first new plant to be contracted in New Zealand in recent years and the first for the sponsor, Eastland Energy.
• The Te Ahi O Maui geothermal project is a partnership between Eastland Generation and the Kawerau A8D Ahu Whenua Trust.
• Once operational, the power station will generate 25MW net of electricity to power 25,000 homes.
• The project is located 2.3km north-east of the Kawerau township, in the Whakatāne district, on land owned by the Kawerau A8D Ahu Whenua Trust.
• The project seeks to maintain the sustainability of the geothermal reservoir, with at least 70% of the extracted geothermal fluids being re-injected back into the reservoir.

Adam Majeed - Regional editor