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Ruakākā Energy Park: Battery & Solar
Meridian Energy (NZX-listed, majority state-owned) · Northland
Meridian's energy park at Ruakākā, just south of Marsden Point. A 100MW grid-scale battery (commissioned 2025) plus a ~130MW solar farm under construction, together firming Northland supply and the upper North Island grid. Estimated ~$480m across both stages (indicative).
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Strongest delivery signals Data: High
Delivery Confidence Score, 0 to 100, higher is better: a ranking of how strong this project's delivery signals are, not a probability. It blends eight factors, including the election risk and policy alignment shown below.
Each axis is a scoring factor (0 to 100)
Data current as at 13 Jun 2026, when the pipeline was last checked against its source.
Key facts
- Region
- Northland
- Sector
- Energy
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $480m
- Indicative completion
- 2027
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Meridian Energy (NZX-listed, majority state-owned)
- Election risk
- Safe
Election risk assessment
Commercial renewable investment by Meridian, under construction and not dependent on government funding.
Government priority alignment
HIGH: Grid-scale renewable generation and storage supporting the electricity transition.
Chronology
- 2023Consents secured; final investment decision on the battery
- 2025100MW battery commissioned; solar farm construction begins
- 2027Solar farm targeted for completion