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Lodestone Energy, Auckland-based New Zealand solar generation and retail company and Waipukurau-based Centralines are planning to begin construction of Hawke’s Bay’s first utility-scale solar farm this spring. Centralines is a consumer-owned electricity lines business serving Central Hawke’s Bay, while Lodestone Energy develops large-scale solar farms across New Zealand. The $50 million project will be located on the Ruataniwha Plains in Central Hawke’s Bay. The project will have 31.5 MW (DC) of installed capacity with 49,000 solar panels and generates 50 GWh annually.It is expected to supply power to about 7,000 homes while it starts operations in late summer 2027. Electricity will feed directly into the Centralines network also supporting local generation and regional grid efficiency. Trina Solar has supplied 49,000 high-efficiency 640 W panels which have arrived in Napier for installation.
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