Advance Notice – Solar on farm demonstration fund 

Details

RFx ID :	32418276
Tender Name :	Advance Notice – Solar on farm demonstration fund
Reference # :
Open Date :	Q3 2025
Indicative RFx Release Date  :	Q3 2025  [?]
Tender Type :	Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO)
Project Status :	Confirmed  [?]
Indicative Total Value :	$1M - $5M  [?]
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	21000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Machinery and Accessories 26000000 - Power Generation and Distribution Machinery and Accessories 27000000 - Tools and General Machinery 32000000 - Electronic Components and Supplies 39000000 - Electrical Systems and Lighting and Components and Accessories and Supplies 70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services 72000000 - Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services 86000000 - Education and Training Services
Regions:	Auckland Bay of Plenty Canterbury Gisborne Hawke's Bay Manawatu-Wanganui Marlborough Nelson Northland Otago Southland Taranaki Tasman Waikato Wellington West Coast
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	applications@eeca.govt.nz

EECA has developed a new programme to accelerate the use of solar energy on New Zealand farms. 

A key part of this programme is evaluating the use case for pairing battery energy storage systems with solar arrays on farms. The use case for installing batteries with solar systems on New Zealand farms is yet to be proven across a range of farm types, energy profiles and locations.  Currently the economics for including batteries can be poor due to high upfront costs, however there are many benefits to using batteries including providing grid resilience.   

In order to gather data on the economics of using solar and battery energy storage systems for different farm types, systems and locations, and to develop representative use cases, EECA intend to open a Request for Proposals (RFP) on 18th September 2025 inviting farmers to apply for co-funding to accelerate a range of solar & battery system installations on farms. 

New Zealand farming entities will be invited to apply to the RFP through an application process on EECA’s webpage: https://www.eeca.govt.nz/co-funding-and-support/products/solar-on-farms/

No direct response is required to EECA with this notice, but we encourage New Zealand-based farmers to talk with solar & battery energy storage solution system installers to arrange at least 1 quote to support strong project applications.