新西兰第六个可再生能源项目获快速审批：Māhinerangi风电场扩建获批

新西兰惠灵顿——位于奥塔哥地区的 Māhinerangi风电场扩建项目 已通过政府“快速审批（Fast-track）”程序正式获批，成为第26个获批项目，也是第6个获批的可再生能源项目。

项目概况

该项目由 Tararua Wind Power Limited 提交，于2025年11月申请扩建现有风电场。

项目位置位于：

Dunedin以西约50公里

Lake Māhinerangi以北约5公里

Eldorado Track附近区域

现有风电场自2011年已投入运行。

扩建内容

获批的第二阶段开发（Stage 2，代号 Puke Kapo Hau）包括：

新增约 44台风力发电机

建设 110kV输电线路

新建变电站

配套 60MW电池储能系统（可持续供电约2小时）

发电能力

项目完成后预计：

总装机容量达 190MW

年发电量约 550GWh

可满足约 6.8万户家庭用电需求

审批速度与机制

该项目从专家评审启动到获批仅用约 4个半月。

政府表示，这是“快速审批机制”推动基础设施建设效率提升的体现。

目前整体Fast-track计划数据显示：

已批准项目：26个

正在推进项目：55个

已提交至部长推荐项目：56个

已列入快速通道清单项目：149个

政府立场

基础设施部长及相关官员表示，该项目将：

吸引投资进入奥塔哥地区

带动区域经济增长

支持新西兰能源转型

提升国家电力系统稳定性

政府强调目标是：

> “为所有新西兰人提供充足、可负担、可靠的电力。”

并指出快速审批制度有助于：

加快能源项目落地

增加电力供应

对电价形成下行压力

改善国家能源安全

背景

该项目是新西兰推动可再生能源与基础设施快速审批政策的一部分，重点聚焦：

风电

水电

地热

电网与储能系统

政府希望通过加速审批流程，应对未来电力需求增长与能源转型压力。

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The Māhinerangi Wind Farm project in Otago has been granted Fast-track approval.

This is the 26th project and the sixth renewable energy project to receive approval through the fast-track process.

Tararua Wind Power Limited lodged a substantive application in November 2025 to expand and operate the existing Māhinerangi Wind Farm near Eldorado Track, approximately 50 kilometres west of Dunedin and 5 kilometres north of Lake Māhinerangi.

Approval has taken four and a half months since the independent expert panel commenced.

“The approved Stage 2 development, known as Puke Kapo Hau, will expand the existing wind farm, which has been operating since 2011,” Mr Bishop says.

“The project will involve the construction and operation of approximately 44 additional wind turbines, a new 110kV transmission line, a substation, and a 60MW battery energy storage system capable of supplying electricity for up to two hours during periods of peak demand.

“Once complete, the development is expected to have an installed capacity of up to 190MW and generate around 550GWh of electricity each year, enough to power the equivalent of around 68,000 homes.

“The project represents a significant investment in Otago and will contribute to the region’s economic growth while supporting New Zealand’s transition to a more secure and sustainable energy future,” Mr Jones says.

“Fast-tracking major infrastructure projects helps unlock investment, supports regional development, and creates opportunities for local communities while delivering the infrastructure New Zealand needs.”

Mr Brown says the Government’s goal is abundant, affordable and reliable power for all New Zealanders.

“We are fixing the basics and building the future by taking key actions to increase energy supply and put downward pressure on prices.

“Fast-tracking consenting rules to encourage energy investment, is one of those actions.

“Renewable energy projects like this are critical to strengthening New Zealand’s energy security and supporting a more reliable national electricity system.”

Notes to editor

For more information about the project: Māhinerangi Wind Farm

Fast-track by the numbers:

26 projects approved by expert panels.
20 projects with expert panels appointed.
55 projects are currently progressing through the Fast-track process. 27 active substantive and 28 referral applications.
56 projects have been referred to Fast-track by the Minister for Infrastructure.
149 projects are listed in Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Act, meaning they can apply for Fast-track approval.
On average, it has taken 117 working days for decisions on substantive applications from when officials determine an application is complete and in-scope.

Fast-track projects approved by expert panels:

Arataki [Housing/Land]
Ashbourne [Housing/Land]
Ayrburn Screen Hub [Infrastructure]
Green Steel [Infrastructure]
Homestead Bay [Housing/Land]
Bledisloe North Wharf and Fergusson North Berth Extension [Infrastructure]
Drury Metropolitan Centre – Consolidated Stages 1 and 2 [Housing/Land]
Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block [Mining/Quarrying]
Kings Quarry Expansion – Stages 2 and 3 [Mining/Quarrying]
Kaimai Hydro-Electric Power Scheme [Renewable energy]
Lake Pūkaki Hydro Storage and Dam Resilience Works [Renewable energy]
Māhinerangi Wind Farm [Renewable energy]
Maitahi Village [Housing/Land]
Milldale – Stages 4C and 10 to 13 [Housing/Land]
The Point Mission Bay [Housing/Land]
Pound Road [Housing/Land]
Rangitoopuni [Housing/Land]
Ryans Road [Housing/Land]
Southland Wind Farm Project [Renewable energy]
Sunfield [Housing/Land]
Tekapo Power Scheme – Applications for Replacement Resource Consents [Renewable energy]
Takitimu North Link – Stage 2 [Infrastructure]
Waihi North [Mining/Quarrying]
Waitaha Hydro [Renewable energy]
Waitākere District Court – New Courthouse Project [Infrastructure]
Wellington International Airport Southern Seawall Renewal [Infrastructure]

Expert panels have been appointed for:

188 Beaumont Street
Alternative to the Brynderwyn Hills
Auckland Prison Capacity Increase
Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project
Bream Bay Sand Extraction Project
Central and Southern Block Mining Project
Delmore
Downtown Carpark Site Development
Foxton Solar Farm
Haldon Solar Farm
Hananui Aquaculture Project
Hunua Quarry Development
Mt Iron Junction
Mt Welcome, Pukerua Bay, Porirua
Northwest Rapid Transit
Southern Link Inland Port
State Highway 1 North Canterbury – Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus)
Stella Passage Development
The Point Solar Farm
Waikanae North Development