Japan chooses consortium of JRE, Ibedrola, Tohoku Electric for offshore wind farm in Akita

Tohoku Electric Power, Incorporated

22/03/2024 08:26

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - The Japanese government said
on Friday it had selected a consortium comprising Japan
Renewable Energy, Iberdrola Renewables and Tohoku Electric Power
 9506.T  as the wind power operator for an offshore block
tendered in a second round of public auctions.
    The result of the remaining block of the second major round
under a new law to promote wind power was closely watched by
energy companies at home and abroad.
    The 375-megawatt (MW) wind farm is located off the coast of
Happo-Noshiro in Akita prefecture in northern Japan.

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi 
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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