PPA overview

Contract model and parties

Model:

Physical (off-site)

Generator:

Multiple

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Retailer:

Multiple

複数

Offtaker:

NTT Docomo

株式会社NTTドコモ

Industry:

Information Technology

Capacity and generation

T&D area:

Multiple

Technology:

Multiple

Capacity:

-

Inverter:

-

Generation:

22GWh/year

Status and timeline

Status:

Partially live

Disclosed:

April 26, 2024

COD:

From 2024/07/01

Duration:

Undisclosed

Additional details

  • NTT DOCOMO partnered with Tohoku EPCO, Hokuriku EPCO, TEPCO Energy Partner, and NTT Anode Energy to secure power for the company’s buildings in the Tohoku, Hokuriku, and Kanto areas
  • About 70% of the power will be secured from solar with additionality and about 30% from biomass
  • The power is expected to account for approximately 20% of each building’s consumption
  • The biomass power plant that is part of this PPA is Mukaihama Power Plant in Akita City, Akita Prefecture
    • The power plant is operated by United Renewable Energy and was commissioned in July 2016
    • It will use unused wood and wood chips from Akita Prefecture (contributing to local production-local consumption) as primary fuel; GGL-certified PKS (palm kernel shell) will be used as secondary fuel
    • NTT Anode Energy will deliver the generated power to selected NTT DOCOMO buildings in Tohoku including the NTT DOCOMO Akita Building
  • One of the solar power generators is Pro Media, which signed a 1.2MW PPA with TEPCO Energy Partner and NTT DOCOMO
    • The power will be delivered from a newly developed power plant in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, to multiple NTT Docomo buildings in the Kanto area
    • The project is expected to be commissioned in March 2025
    • The annual volume is expected to be approximately 1.38GWh

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