Ena Branch Line is a 500kV overhead line with a length of 1km from Ena, Gifu, Japan, to Japan.

The project, which is currently under construction, is expected to be commissioned in 2024.

Description

Ena Branch Line is an overhead line that will be operated by Chubu Electric Power. The line will carry alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.

The development of the Ena Branch Line project has been approved by the The Energy Conservation Center.

Ena Branch Line project development status

The construction works on the Ena Branch Line project were commenced in 2020 and commissioning is expected in 2024.

About Chubu Electric Power

Chubu Electric Power Co Inc (Chubu) is an energy utility. It generates and procures electricity and offers electric network related services. The company produces electricity using the hydro, thermal, nuclear and renewable sources. Chubu has interests in upstream and midstream energy fields, and electricity generation projects in overseas. It also offers comprehensive energy services in gas and power fields. The company has regional offices in Nagoya, Mie, Gifu, Nagano, Okazaki, Tokyo and Shizuoka in Japan; and overseas offices in the US, the UK and Qatar. Chubu is headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.