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Rangitaiki Solar Farm

Whakatāne District, New Zealand

The Rangitaiki Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station near Edgecumbe in the Whakatāne District of New Zealand. The farm is owned by Lodestone Energy. The farm has a capacity of 32 MW, and will generate 54 GWh a year. Construction began in March 2023. As with Lodestone's other farms, Rangitaiki uses elevated racks, allowing the area underneath the panels to be used for sheep pasture. It began generating electricity in March 2024. Construction was completed in July 2024.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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