Sonnedix’s 32.9 MW Iwate Miyako Mega-solar PV Plant, located in Yamada-machi and Miyako-city, Iwate prefecture, achieved commercial operation on 3 June 2020. This is the second large scale solar PV project in Japan entering operation this year that was fully developed and financed by Sonnedix Japan for the Sonnedix Group, bringing the total operating capacity in Japan to 133 MW – with a further 83 MW, expected to reach COD later in the year.
The plant is expected to produce 39,500 MWh of clean energy during its first full year of operation. This is the equivalent to powering around 13,200 households, avoiding the emission of around 19,200 metric tons CO2 per year. The electricity generated by the solar plant will be sold to Tohoku EPCO, through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Built by Daiwa House, the PV plant is powered by 340Wp modules manufactured by Hanwha Q Cells, as well as 33kW string inverters supplied by Huawei.
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June 09, 2020
Tohoku Electric joins SB Energy, Total Solar International in 51.6 MW Miyagi Osato Solar Park
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Baker McKenzie advises Ishikari Bioenergy LLC on a biomass power generation project in Ishikari City
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Kyocera, GAIA POWER, Kyudenko and Tokyo Century starts the operation of the Kanoya Osaki Solar Hills solar project
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