Rotokawa Joint Venture is equally controlled by Tauhara North No2 Trust and Mighty River Power; we are paving the way for potential 300MW of geothermal development at Rotokawa and Nga Tamariki geothermal fields.
The new power station will be known as Nga Awa Purua power station, the intention is to build it close to the existing 34MW Rotokawa power station on the Trusts land; this would increase generation from the field to approximately 165MW.
Project Update 2007
May
Tauhara North No2 Trust held a formal owners meeting on 26 May 2007. The results from the resolutions were over 95% in favour to progress the project to the next phase.
June
The target date of June 1 was achieved by the resource consenting team for a limited notification of the Applications and Assessment of Environment Effects (AEE) to Environment Waikato (EW). The public submissions closed on the 5th September, resulting in eleven submissions; of which there were three opposing and one of them didn’t want to be heard; the other seven were in support of the development and where two wants to be heard. The resource consenting team is currently talking to those submitters.
August
On the 23rd August 2007 the Maori Land Court convened to hear the application for an 80 yearlease and to resolve other legacy issues. There was no opposition from owners present, and with all the hard work completedsince May 2007 where legal andstatutory requirements fore filled, The Maori Land Court passed all applications that were submitted.
Blessing for the drilling program was held on the 28th August where owners were present for the special occasion. Speeches were made by the Tauhara North No2 Trust executive officer Mrs Aroha Campbell, Might River Power – Geothermal General Manager Mr Greg Raash and Gordon Vourne from Parker Drilling Rig 246.
September
The signing took place at the Terrace Hotel in Taupo and captured by a local photographer; a media release was distributed to the Taupo Times, Rotorua Daily Post and the Dominion.
At the completion of the signing, the Trusts legal advisors Garry Downs from Bell Gully and financial advisor Stephen Panckhurst presented the Trustees with a tohu aroha.
November
November sees an Environment Waikato hearing forthose submitters that want to be heard on the Monday 12th.The consenting core team is currently preparing for that event.
February '08
Environment Waikato and Taupo District Council consents approved.
March '08
Equipment Procurement Contract signed with Sumitomo Corporation, Fuji Electric Systems, Mighty River Power & ourselves.
April '08
Groundbreaking Ceremony held at the site of the Nga Awa Purua Geothermal Power Station at Rotokawa.
May '08
Construction Commencement
Further information can be obtained by phoning Kevin McLoughlin – CEO Commercial on 07-376 7534
PDF – March 08 Project Update
Powerpoint Presentation 2.6MB
