A Flaxmere church solar power project is set to be debated at an international climate-change event.
The St Andrew's Presbyterian Church project aims to reduce energy poverty in a sustainable way for low-income families around Hawke's Bay through the installation of solar panels.
Project manager Chris Lambourne has been invited to speak at an online international climate-change event, hosted by the World Council for Churches.
The project initially aimed to install a 1MW solar farm to supply 400 low-income households in the Hastings community.
But after engagement with local iwi and hapu, the project plans expanded beyond Flaxmere to include low-income communities in Rotorua.