Marubeni starts operating mega-solar power plant in Oita

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Marubeni Corp’s fully owned subsidiary, Oita Solar Power Corp, on Wednesday held an opening ceremony for a mega-solar power plant in Oita City, Oita Prefecture.

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Mega Solar was constructed in coastal industrial area No. 6 in Oita City for the purpose of power generation and sales to Kyushu Electric Power Co for a period of 20 years. Commercial operation was advanced by 50 days and commenced on March 12 this year with construction having started in March of last year.

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Total power capacity amounts to 82.02MW, the largest in Japan among individual company projects at a single location. Expected annual power generation will be 87 million kWh, corresponding to the annual power consumption of 30,000 ordinary houses, together with a reduction of 35 thousand tons of carbon dioxide.

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