Aomori Offshore Wind Farm_South Side is a 900MW offshore wind power project. It is planned in Sea of Japan, Aomori, Japan. The project is currently in announced stage. It will be developed in single phase. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2027.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Offshore | 900 | – | 900 | Announced | Aomori, Japan | Mitsui; Osaka Gas; RWE Renewables Japan GK |
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Description
The project is being developed by Mitsui, Osaka Gas and RWE Renewables Japan GK.
The project cost is expected to be around $4,410m.
The wind power project consists of 38 turbines.
Development Status
Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2027.
About Mitsui
Mitsui & Co Ltd (Mitsui) is a business conglomerate. It distributes, purchases, markets and supplies wide variety of products in business areas including iron and steel; non-ferrous metals; machinery; electronics; chemicals; energy-related commodities; foods & retail, lifestyle, and consumer service. The company also participates in the other activities such as arranging finance for customers and suppliers in connection with its trading activities, organizing and coordinating international industrial projects, participating in financing, and investing arrangements, assisting in the procurement of raw materials and equipment, providing new technologies and processes for manufacturing and coordinating transportation and marketing of finished goods. It operates in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Mitsui is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Osaka Gas
Osaka Gas Co Ltd (OGCL) supplies natural gas to its customers in Kansai region, besides offering LPG, electricity and other energy-related products and services through affiliated enterprises. Its operations consist of domestic energy, environmental and non-energy, and international energy businesses. OGCL has international focus on upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company’s non-energy businesses include materials, real estate and IT. It serves residential, commercial and industrial sectors. OGCL purchases LNG from Brunei, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries. The company has offices in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, the US and the UK. OGCL is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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