Fukushima Reconstruction Wind Power GK a joint venture established by a consortium of nine companies has started construction of four wind power plants in the Abukuma area in Fukushima Prefecture―Abukuma Wind Power Plants No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4.
The consortium comprises companies like Sumitomo Corporation; JR-East Energy Development Co., Ltd. (JED); Fukushima Mirai Kenkyukai; Japan Wind Engineering Co., Ltd. (JWE); Fukushima Electric Power Co. Ltd.; Shimizu Corporation; Obayashi Clean Energy Corporation; RENOVA, Inc.; and Shinobuyama Fukushima Power Co., Ltd.
The wind complex will be equipped with a total of 46 wind turbines with a height of 148 meters in a wind farm built along a ridge stretching over Tamura City, Okuma Town, Namie Town, and Katsurao Village in the Abukuma area.
The project is expected to produce an output capacity of approx.147,000 kW, enough to power the demand of 120,000 homes annually. The project is expected to be operational in the spring of 2025.
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