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December 6, 2006

Wellington Regional Council Awards Tender for Wind Farm to UK Developer

By New Zealand Wind Energy Association

The Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) has announced the successful tender for the Puketiro wind farm site and has surprised many by awarding the development rights for the site to a developer new to the New Zealand market. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) of the UK headed off a field of 6 other companies, including established generators Meridian Energy, Contact Energy Ltd, Mighty River Power Ltd and Genesis Energy. Though new to NZ, RES have constructed over 1200 MW of wind energy capacity worldwide and are currently developing a project in Australia . RES will now establish an office in Wellington and commence development activities towards the submission of a resource consent application, expected in 2008.

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