The Germany-based subsidiary of India's Suzlon will supply 64 MM92 wind turbines of 2.05MW each, in what is REpower’s first contract with Meridian.

REpower chief executive Andreas Nauen claims the order reinforces the company’s position as “one of the leading players in the Australian wind energy sector, a key market for us in the years ahead”.

New Zealand state-owned Meridian announced the construction stage of Mount Mercer without a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a local utility.

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