Costs, financing of fast-tracked West Coast hydro scheme unclear
Estimated at $80m to $100m more than 10 years ago, the cost of the Waitaha hydro scheme is yet to be updated.
A simulation view of the Waitaha hydro scheme intake, used in the 2014 consent application.
The costs of the West Coast Waitaha River hydro-electric scheme listed for fast-track consenting are still being assessed, more than 10 years after they were estimated at $80 million to $100m, says its promoter Westpower.
The run-of-river renewable energy scheme was one of 149 projects listed on
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