(CercleFinance.com) – GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by Green Power Investment (GPI) as the supplier of the Fukaura wind farm in the Nishi Tsugaru district of Japan. The project, which will include 19 units of GE’s 4.2-117 onshore wind turbine, represents GE’s third project with GPI in Japan.
The agreement also includes a ten-year full service contract with an optional extension. Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. supports the project as a strategic partner of GPI’s projects in the Tohoku region.
Installation of the wind turbines at the project site will begin in the second quarter of 2023 and the wind turbines are expected to be fully commissioned and operational in 2024.
“This project will reinforce Japan’s ambitious commitments to carbon neutrality and provide Japanese consumers with affordable, reliable and clean energy for the future,” says Gilan Sabatier, GE’s commercial director for Onshore Wind International.
“We look forward to working with GE to establish a long-term collaboration to further increase the level of efficiency and optimization to bring Japan closer to its sustainable energy goals,” continues Mitsuru Sakaki, President of GPI.
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