Japan Renewable Energy builds 10 MW PV facility
Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) has completed work on its first facility in the Shikoku district, a photovoltaic plant set to generate 12.86 million kWh and offset 8.4 tonnes of CO2 per year. Output from the JRE Kochi Kami Solar Power Plant will be purchased by local utility Shikoku Electric Power Company and, when operational, will take JRE's portfolio to 34 facilities.

Japan Renewable Energy announced last week that it has completed a 9.8-MW photovoltaic (PV) plant in Kochi prefecture.

The JRE Kochi Kami Solar Power Plant, as it is named, is expected to generate some 12.86 million kWh of electricity per year, enough to meet the annual demand of about 3,574 local households.

Local utility Shikoku Electric Power Company Inc will be purchasing the output. With 35,000 solar panels, Kochi Kami plant is also estimated to offset around 8,376 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. This is the first power plant JRE has in the Shikoku district, according to the company's press release.

With the start of operation of this facility, JRE is running 34 power plants throughout the country including wind parks, the firm noted.

Earlier this week, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pvt Ltd announced that it has made an investment of an undisclosed size in the parent company of JRE.

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