Japan delays 16.8MW Goto wind power project launch date - Argus Media
Japan delays 16.8MW Goto wind power project launch date | Argus Media
<article><p class="lead">A Japanese consortium has delayed the start of commercial operations at the 16.8MW offshore wind power project in Goto city, Japan's southwest Nagasaki prefecture, by two years to January 2026.</p><p>Goto Floating Wind Farm, the consortium between Japanese upstream firm Inpex, utilities Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, renewable power developer Japan Renewable Energy (JRE), and general constructor Toda, will postpone the commercial operation start date because of issues with a floating structure, the consortium said on 22 September. The wind power plant was scheduled to start commercial operations in January 2024. </p><p>The Japanese firms have been developing eight wind mills with a capacity of 2.1MW each off the coast of Goto.</p><p class="bylines">By Reina Maeda</p></article>
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