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DLA Piper advises NZ Clean Energy on long-term solar PPA with Mercury
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Fusion42 · 7 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
DLA Piper advised NZ Clean Energy on a long-term power purchase agreement with Mercury for a 118 MW solar and energy storage project in Masterton, New Zealand, securing revenue certainty critical for financing and construction. The project is Mercury's first major grid-scale solar PPA and supports New Zealand's goal of adding 3.5 TWh of new renewable generation by 2030.
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Long-term solar PPAs are now key to securing finance in New Zealand's clean energy sector, opening direct market access for renewable project developers like you. The door to partnering with major utilities like Mercury just swung open for largescale solar projects.
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