PPA overview

Contract model and parties

Model:

Physical (off-site)

Generator:

au Energy Holdings Corporation

auエネルギーホールディングス株式会社

Offtaker:

KDDI

KDDI株式会社

Industry:

Information Technology

Capacity and generation

T&D area:

Tokyo

Technology:

Solar

Capacity:

0.95MW (DC)

Inverter:

-

Generation:

1.03GWh/year

Status and timeline

Status:

Live

Disclosed:

December 1, 2023

COD:

December 1, 2023

Duration:

Undisclosed

Additional details

  • Power generated at a newly built solar power plant in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, is being supplied to au cellular base stations in Kanto area; this is au Renewable Energy’s first power plant to enter into service
  • The power plant was constructed by Winfield Japan
  • au Renewable Energy plans to commission more solar power plants in Tohoku, Kanto, and Chubu, and other areas later this fiscal year (FY2023 ending March 31, 2024), and to, in the future, develop more projects to power au base stations, communication stations, data centers, and other facilities, which consume about 2.2 TWh annually
  • au Renewable Energy is a joint venture between au Energy Holdings (80%) and Kyocera (20%) and was established on April 1, 2023, to supply power to au‘s facilities

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