Pattern Energy, the US-based yieldco, has completed its first construction project in Japan, bringing the 33MW Ohorayama wind farm on line in what’s become a key growth market for the company.

Pattern’s privately owned development business first invested in Japan in 2015 by taking a stake in local developer GPI, but stock-listed Pattern Energy did not buy into the Japanese market until last month – acquiring 206MW of existing and under-construction capacity from Pattern Development, including the Ohorayama project.