Mighty River Power has applied for resource consent to investigate and develop the use of geothermal power generation on the Taheke field, near Okere Falls.
Okere Falls is north-east of Lake Rotorua on the north island |
Mrs McKenzie said the company wanted to put up a drilling rig and put in portable cabins for staff to stay there while working on the project, which was expected to take up to six weeks.
The application said the purpose of the proposed work was to explore, test and monitor the Taheke geothermal system to determine the lateral extent, size and development potential of the resource.
The Taheke resource was thought to be of medium temperature, spanning an area potentially comparable to the Rotokawa field, where the company completed its most recent development, Nga Awa Purua geothermal plant.
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