Japanese mobile driver NTT Docomo signs off-site solar PPA

• Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo Inc has entered into a company power acquisition agreement (PPA) with NTT Anode Energy Corp (NTT AE) tied to a newly-constructed solar power plant, the previous announced on Tuesday.

NTT Docomo stated in a statement that this off-site contract will certainly permit it to totally supply its Okayama building with sustainable power from following month. The particular structure suits network facilities.

NTT AE's new solar park in Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, will certainly provide electricity exclusively to NTT Docomo, with any shortage of power being offset through the acquisition of non-fossil certificates assigned for renewable resource.

The contract becomes part of NTT Docomo's efforts to lower its greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by the end of the decade. Via the bargain, the Okayama building will be able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by regarding 10,000 tonnes per year, according to the news.