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Hai Nui is a 7 MW wind power plant in New Zealand, operated by Genesis Energy. Ranked #7 of 7 wind plants in New Zealand, Hai Nui's 7 MW represents 1.53% of the country's total wind capacity of 459 MW. The largest wind plant in New Zealand is West Wind at 143 MW, making Hai Nui 20.4 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, approximately 200 km northwest of Wellington.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Genesis Energy
Location
-41.3617°, 175.4851°

New Zealand, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 43. largest of 43 plants in New Zealand
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,587 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.1% of the installed capacity of New Zealand
Operator portfolio

Genesis Energy operates 7 plants totalling 1,251 MW

Regional density

2 plants within 100 km, 202 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mill Creek (65.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -41.361700, 175.485100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hai Nui is a wind power plant producing approximately 18 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
New Zealand
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

New ZealandEnergy Profile

43
Total Plants
6.7 GW
Total Capacity
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