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Mahinerangi is a 36 MW wind power plant in New Zealand, operated by Trustpower since 2007. Ranked #6 of 7 wind plants in New Zealand, Mahinerangi represents 7.85% of the country's total wind capacity of 459 MW. The largest wind plant in New Zealand is West Wind at 143 MW, making Mahinerangi 4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Waipori (83 MW, Hydro) and Paerau and Patearoa (12 MW, Hydro). Mahinerangi is situated in the Otago region, approximately 50 km from Dunedin.

Capacity
36 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
Trustpower
Location
-45.7854°, 169.9205°

New Zealand, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 36. largest of 43 plants in New Zealand
  • #15,676 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,285 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.54% of the installed capacity of New Zealand
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Trustpower operates 9 plants totalling 381 MW

Regional density

3 plants within 100 km, 527 MW combined

Nearest plant: Waipori (11.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Trustpower

Location

Coordinates:: -45.785400, 169.920500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mahinerangi is a wind power plant producing approximately 95 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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