| Lauriston Solar Farm | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Location: | Lauriston |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Construction Began: | April 2024 |
| Cost: | NZ$104 million |
| Owner: | Genesis Energy Limited |
| Solar Type: | Flat-panel PV |
| Ps Site Area: | 93 ha |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 63 MW |
The Lauriston Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction at Lauriston in Canterbury. The farm will be owned by a joint venture between Genesis Energy Limited and FRV Australia. When complete the farm will cover and generate 63 MW of electricity.[1] At the time of its announcement it was expected to be the largest solar farm in the country when complete.[2]
The project was originally announced by HES Aotearoa, who obtained resource consent in June 2022.[3] The project was then brought by a joint venture between Genesis Energy and FRV Australia in February 2023.[4] Construction was announced in January 2024, when Genesis signed a ten-year electricity purchase agreement for the farm.[1] A sod-turning ceremony was held in April 2024,[5] and the farm was expected to be generating electricity by the end of the year.[6] [7]
In May 2024 Genesis signed a ten year power supply contract with Spark New Zealand which would see Spark take all power from the solar farm.[8]