Ichigo commissions 1-MW solar plant in Japan

• Japanese property and renewables capitalist Ichigo Inc (TYO:2337) stated today that it has actually begun the operation of a 1-MW solar power plant in Aichi prefecture, Japan.

The photovoltaic or pv (PV) power facility, named Ichigo Obu Yoshidamachi ECO Power Plant, is made up of 2,656 panels set up on 11,787 square metres (126,874 sq ft) of idle land in Obu City.

Ichigo approximates that the solar farm will have the ability to produce 1,203 MWh each year, enough to fulfill the annual power demand of 401 local houses.

The Obu City solar farm is Ichigo's 61st functional renewable energy plant in Japan. With the brand-new enhancement, Ichigo gets to 170.18 MW of capacity, the firm claimed.

Moving forward, the Japanese team expects to have 67 solar farms in operation with an integrated capacity of roughly 199 MW in the brand-new fiscal year. This number likewise consists of plants held by its yieldco Ichigo Green Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp (TYO:9282).