Stockton Hydro Scheme
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The Stockton Hydro Scheme is proposed by Solid Energy
in the vicinity of the Stockton Mine
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The Stockton Plateau Hydro Project
, a similar for the area has been granted resource consent
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Solid Energy
Solid Energy is the largest coal mining company in New Zealand and is a state owned enterprise of the New Zealand Government.The company was formed from the former government department State Coal Mines. It was then established as a state owned enterprise called Coal Corporation in 1987, and...
in the vicinity of the Stockton Mine
Stockton Mine
Stockton Mine, on the Stockton Coal Field, is New Zealand's largest opencast mining operation. The entrance to the mine is at the former settlement of Stockton....
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The Stockton Plateau Hydro Project
Stockton Plateau Hydro Project
The Stockton Plateau Hydro Project is a proposed hydroelectric power station planned on the Ngakawau River in the northern section of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand....
, a similar for the area has been granted resource consent
Resource consent
A resource consent is the authorisation given to certain activities or uses of natural and physical resources required under the New Zealand Resource Management Act . Some activities may either be specifically authorised by the RMA or be permitted activities authorised by rules in plans...
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