04/26/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2022 00:30
Press Release
April 26, 2022
Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC
TODA CORPORATION
ENEOS Corporation
OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.
INPEX CORPORATION
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC announced today that it has been awarded Japan's first public offering plan certification as an offshore wind power generation facility to be constructed based on the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power Generation Facilities Using Maritime Renewable Energy Resources (hereinafter "the Act") by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan.
Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC was established on October 6, 2022 by TODA CORPORATION (Otani Seisuke, President and Representative Director), ENEOS Corporation (Saito Takeshi , Representative Director, President), OSAKA GAS (Fujiwara Masataka, Representative Director and President), INPEX CORPORATION (Ueda Takayuki, Representative Director, President & CEO), Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Morimoto Takashi, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President) and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Hayashi Kingo, President & Director) (hereinafter "Consortium") . The Consortium was selected in a public bid as the contractor within the "Marine Renewable Energy Power Generation Facility Maintenance Promotion Area Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan" (hereinafter "Project") on June 11, 2021.
Construction work will begin in the promotion area in September 2022, and commercial operations are scheduled to begin in January 2024.
Through the Project, Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC will contribute to the development of local communities while focusing on the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm towards the early diffusion of floating offshore wind power generation contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality in Japan.
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Power generation facility |
Floating offshore wind power generation facility |
Power Output |
16,800kW (2,100kW×8) |
Supply price |
36 yen/kWh |
Construction startdate |
September 1, 2022 (Equipment installation work started in the promotion area) |
Operation start date (Scheduled) |
January 1, 2024 |
Business end date (Scheduled) |
December 31, 2043 (Scheduled outage date) |
Company name |
Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC |
Headquaters |
708-42 Shimootsu-machi Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
Shareholders |
TODA CORPORATION |
Date of establishment |
October 6, 2021 |
Representative Director |
TODA CORPORATION |
Established |
January 1881 |
Representative |
Otani Seisuke, President and Representative Director |
Head Office |
8-5 Hatchobori 2-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Business Areas |
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Established |
May 1888 |
Representative |
Saito Takeshi , Representative Director, President |
Head Office |
1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Business Areas |
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Established |
April 1897 |
Representative |
Fujiwara Masataka, Representative Director and President |
Head Office |
4-1-2 Hirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka |
Business Areas |
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Established |
April 2006 |
Representative |
Ueda Takayuki, Representative Director, President & CEO |
Head Office |
Akasaka Biz Tower, Akasaka 5-3-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
Business Areas |
In addition to the exploration, development, production and marketing of petroleum, natural gas and other mineral resources in Japan and other countries, INPEX is actively endeavoring to develop renewable energies, hydrogen energy, carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology, methanation technology and other new technologies. |
Established |
May 1951 |
Representative |
Morimoto Takashi, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President |
Head Office |
3-6-16 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku,Osaka |
Business Areas |
Electric power, heat supply, telecommunications, gas supply, etc. |
Established |
May 1951 |
Representative |
Hayashi Kingo, President & Director |
Head Office |
1, Higashi-shincho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi |
Business Areas |
Renewable energy business, overseas business, community support infrastructure related business, etc. |