A consortium led by regional Japanese utility Kyuden Mirai, has been chosen to develop what would be the Asian country’s largest offshore wind farm to-date, a ¥175bn ($1.5bn) project expected to add 229MW to the current fleet.
Sited off the coast of Fukuoka prefecture on the western island of Kyushu, construction of the Hibikinada wind farm would start in 2022 following an environmental impact assessment expected to take three to four years to complete, the Hibiki Wind Energy group, which includes utility J-Power, Saibu Gas and engineering firm Kyudenko, said an online statement.
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