Miyagi Osato Solar Park – solar power plant (PV) – 52 MW, Japan, 2021

Oct 8, 2019 – Total Solar International, a wholly owned subsidiary of French energy company Total dedicated to utility-scale solar plants, announced the start of the construction of the 52 MW Miyagi Osato Solar Park in Japan. 

The Miyagi Osato Solar Park PV solar power plant with a capacity of 52 MW will be constructed in Osato, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. The plant is designed to fully meet Japan’s stringent earthquake-resistant building standards. The facility will be equipped with around 116,000 SunPower Maxeon solar panels.

The plant will be operated by Miyagi Osato Solar Park, a special purpose company, majority-owned by Total Solar International (90%), alongside SB Energy (10%), a Japanese subsidiary of SoftBank Group.

The project has achieved financial close.

Construction of the plant started in October 2019. The facility is expected to start up in 2021.

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• Amakhala Emoyeni – onshore wind farm – 134 MW, South Africa, 2016
• Belwind – offshore wind farm – 165 MW, Belgium, 2010
• Koudia Al Baida — onshore wind farm — 50 MW, Morocco, 2000
• Miyako Solar Park – solar power plant (PV) – 25 MW, Japan, 2019