TotalEnergies switches on 51-MW solar park in Japan

French energy group TotalEnergies (EPA:TTE) today said its 51-MW Haze solar park in Tsu in Japan’s Mie Prefecture has started commercial operation.

The solar power plant will feed its power into the electricity distribution grid under a 17-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co Inc, a subsidiary of the regional utility. Featuring almost 100,000 high-efficiency solar panels, the installation is expected to generate enough power for almost 20,000 households.

The project was delivered in partnership with Suzuka Group and Tohoku Electric. It was built in two years, with its design taking into account earthquake and typhoon risks.

This is TotalEnergie’s fourth solar power plant in Japan, bringing its cumulative capacity in operation to over 150 MW. The portfolio includes the 27-MW Nanao, 25-MW Miyako and 52-MW Osato solar power plants that were brought online between 2017 and 2021.

TotalEnergies had gross renewable generation capacity of 17 GW at the end of 2022. It aims to reach 35 GW of gross renewables and storage capacity by 2025 and 100 GW by 2030.

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