Pacifico Energy starts construction of 55MW (DC) solar power plant in Japan

Tokyo-based Pacifico Energy has begun development of 55MW (DC) Minami Mega Solar Power Plant in Japan’s Gujo City.

The facility will be developed on the site of a golf course in Gifu Prefecture.

Operations will commence in July 2019, following a 17-month construction period.

Once the plant is commissioned, it is expected to annually produce around 55 million kilowatt hours of power, which will offset approximately 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.

Chubu Electric Power will buy the power produced by the facility.

Toyo Engineering will offer engineering, procurement and construction services.

Pacifico Energy has completed development of two solar power plants in Okayama – one in Kumenan and the other in Mimasaka. It has also built one solar power plant in Osaki City, Miyagi. All the three facilities  are currently in commercial operation.

Currently, the firm is developing many solar power plants, including a 96 MW (DC) solar power generation plant in Miyazaki, a 257 MW (DC) solar power generation plant in Okayama, a 42 MW (DC) solar power generation plant in Fukushima and a 62 MW (DC) solar power generation plant in Aichi.

The Minami Mega Solar Power Plant is the first project to be constructed this year by Pacifico Energy.