Mill Creek Wind Farm

Project overview

Nexans products and people supported the development of this suburban fringe wind farm project, which was commissioned in 2014.

26 turbines located on hilly terrain near the Ohariu Valley northwest of Wellington's metroplois have the capacity to generate up to 59.8 MW of electricity - enough to power close to 34,000 homes for a year. With a 90% generation rate, the hard-working turbines at this farm required a robust and reliable solution.

Nexans' Key Success Factors

• Technical consultancy with civil and electrical teams
• Ability to overcome difficult terrain / site accessibility
• Limited site storage space required an exacting delivery schedule
• Unique suite of cable design
• Our locality meant reduced wait times and the ability for our sales, technical and engineering teams to conduct site visit's, resulting in a stronger partnership with all involved in the project.

Nexans supplied MV power cables as well as fibre optics and accessories for the complete cable solution.