Gore company Mataura Valley Milk’s new electrode boiler was unloaded by crane on Thursday, and lowered through the roof of the building to where it will be installed.
The 21-tonne boiler - made in China - is the first high-pressure electrode boiler at a milk powder factory in New Zealand, and will replace the existing coal-fired boiler.
Its installation is expected to be completed in about three months, and commissioned in October.
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Once the boiler is operational the facility will be fully electrified, eliminating carbon emissions involved in powering the plant.
The project has been approved for $5 million in co-funding from the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry Fund.
By Sandy Eggleston