Ako Mega Solar Power Plant is a 102.144MW solar PV power project. It is located in Hyogo, Japan. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in January 2021.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 102.144 | 102.144 | – | Active | Hyogo, Japan | Pacifico Energy |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Pacifico Energy.
Ako Mega Solar Power Plant is a ground-mounted solar project.
The project generates 125,000MWh electricity thereby offsetting 50,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $254.686m.
Development Status

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By GlobalDataThe project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in January 2021.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to The Kansai Electric Power under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.22kWh for a period of 20 years.
Contractors Involved
Bouygues Energies & Services, Bouygues Energies and Services, Kumagai Gumi and Toho Electrical Construction were selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
JA Solar Holdings was selected as the supplier of PV modules for the project.
The inverters were procured from Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems for the project.
Methodology
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