Takigami project to build 5 MW geothermal plant in Oita, Japan
Geothermal hot spring near Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, Japan (source: flickr/ monkist, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
2 Mar 2015
Takigami (Idemitsu Kosan) has said today that a new 5 MW binary geothermal plant will be constructed and is scheduled to start operation in 2017 in Oita, Japan
In an official news release by Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. announces that it has decided to construct a binary geothermal power plant at the Takigami Office of Idemitsu Oita Geothermal Co., Ltd. its wholly-owned subsidiary.
Project Specs:
| Name | Takigami Binary Geothermal Power Plant |
| Location | 3330-152 Oaza Nogami, Kokonoe-machi, Kusu-gun, Oita (on the site of Production Pad No. 1) |
| Generation capacity | 5,050 kW |
| Annual generation scale | 31 million kWh |
| Line of business | Geothermal power generation business (using the feed-in tariff for electricity from renewable energy sources) |
| Start of operation | March 2017 (scheduled) |
For more details: PDF
Source: Idemitsu
