Japan's Goto offshore wind farm delayed by 2 years, Toda says
22/09/2023 12:28
TOKYO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Japanese construction company
Toda Corp 1860.T and its partners said on Friday that the
startup of the Goto offshore wind power project in southern
Japan will be delayed by 2 years to January 2026 due to defects
in a floating structure.
The delay will mean a setback to Japan's efforts to increase
renewable energy to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and
help combat climate change.
Toda, along with Japan Renewable Energy, Osaka Gas 9532.T ,
Inpex 1605.T , Kansai Electric Power 9503.T and Chubu
Electric Power 9502.T , initially aimed to start commercial
operation of the 16.8 megawatts (MW) wind farm in January 2024,
but the construction process was delayed due to defects, they
said.
Toda, which oversees the construction operations of the
project in Nagasaki prefecture, said in May that defects were
found in two floating structures at an onshore yard.
Toda has restarted construction after investigating the
causes and taking corrective measures for the issues, but it
plans to conduct inspections of a floating structure already
installed to verify the existence of defects, they said in a
statement.
(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
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