Start of Construction on Chofu Biomass Power Plant in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi
Chofu Bio-Power LLC
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.
TOKYO ENERGY & SYSTEMS INC.
MOT Research Institute, Ltd.
CHOFU SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD.
KAWASAKI KINKAI KISEN KAISHA, LTD.
Chofu Bio-Power LLC (CBP) and its five sponsors, which are Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), TOKYO ENERGY & SYSTEMS INC., MOT Research Institute, Ltd., CHOFU SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD., and KAWASAKI KINKAI KISEN KAISHA, LTD., announced that CBP has started the construction work of the Chofu Biomass Power Plant (hereinafter "the power plant") today, after holding a groundbreaking celemony at the plant location in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
The power plant will proceed the basement works at first and start construction works for the main unit of the power plant in April 2023. The commercial operation of the power plant is planned to commence in January 2025.
Construction of the biomass power plant was decided by CBP in September 2021 which the power plant only use wood pellets as a fuel with an output of 74,950kW. The amount of power generation will be approximately 520 GWh per year and all of them will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Co.,Inc., based on the Feed-in tariffs scheme (FIT) for renewable energy.
CBP will conduct the construction and management of the power plant, while the sponsors will be entrusted with the works related to the power plant from CBP, such as construction management, operation and maintenance, fuel procurement and transportation in accordance with each company's capabilities. The sponsors will also cooperate and support CBP for building and keeping relationships with local government and neighborhoods.
Please refer to the appendix for the outline of the power plant and CBP as an operator.
CBP and the five sponsors will contribute to expanding the use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources with low environmental impact and developing local economies, with the understanding and support from stakeholders of the Shimonoseki area.
Please refer to the PDF version for the photos and appendix.
Please note that the information in the news is as of the announcement date and may be subject to change without notice.
Contact: +81-3-6268-7110 (Media Relations) / +81-3-6268-7111 (Investor Relations) / +81-3-6268-7000 (Other in general)
Our website uses cookies to improve the convenience of our visitors when browsing our site. If you agree with our policy on the use of cookies, please click the "Agree" button. If you do not agree to the use of cookies when browsing our website, please disable the cookie setting in your browser.