“The largest investment in a renewable energy on the West Coast in a generation has taken a major step forward today” says Westpower chief executive, Peter Armstrong.
In August 2019 Minister for the Environment, David Parker, declined Westpower’s application for concessions from the Department of Conservation to construct and operate a run-of-river hydro scheme on the Waitaha River, about 36 kilometres south of Hokitika on the South Island’s West Coast.
We have partnered with Poutini Ngāi Tahu to prepare a submission for reconsideration of concession to build Waitaha Hydro Scheme in South Westland. We provided our submission to the Department of Conservation on 31 May 2022.
In July 2014, Westpower submitted an application for concessions from the Minister of Conservation to enable the proposed scheme to progress.
We will be providing more information in the weeks and months ahead.
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We’d love to hear your feedback on this proposal. Share your ideas with us by emailing us down below. For media enquires, contact Peter Armstrong at [email protected]