JERA Co invests in 173 MW wind project off the coast of UK

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JERA Co., Inc. has agreed to acquire a 24.95% equity interest from Marubeni Corporation in the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm project off the coast of the United Kingdom.

The Gunfleet Sands project has 172.8MW of installed capacity, and is located off the coast of Essex County, the southeastern part of the U.K. It consists of 48 fixed-bottom offshore wind power generators and began operations in April 2010.

Ørsted A/S is a partner in the Gunfleet Sands project. JERA will work together with Ørsted, as well as the Development Bank of Japan which already participates in the project.

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