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Luxon Opens $273M 150MW Solar Farm at Christchurch Airport

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opened the Kowhai Park solar farm at Christchurch Airport.
Contact Energy and Lightsource bp developed the $273 million, 150 MWac/168 MWdc project.
The farm will generate 275 GWh annually, enough for about 36,000 homes.
Christchurch Airport and Synlait Milk signed long-term power purchase agreements for the solar farm.
Synlait will purchase 25 % of the farm’s output to power its Dunsandel and Dairyworks plants.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opened the Kowhai Park solar farm at Christchurch Airport.
Contact Energy and Lightsource bp developed the $273 million, 150 MWac/168 MWdc project.
The farm will generate 275 GWh annually, enough for about 36,000 homes.
Christchurch Airport and Synlait Milk signed long-term power purchase agreements for the solar farm.
Synlait will purchase 25 % of the farm’s output to power its Dunsandel and Dairyworks plants.