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Japan kicks off work on largest geothermal project in a long time

Japan kicks off work on largest geothermal project in a long time Yuzawa, Japan (Source: Flickr, CC, by: Rudy Herman)
Alexander Richter 26 May 2015

The Yuzawa geothermal power plant has commenced construction and will be Japan's fifth-largest of its kind.

Good news from Japan, where finally the construction of the Yuzawa geothermal power plant has finally sated, 22 years after the initial surveys started taking place.

According to a recent article in the Nikkei Asian Review “the project will generate 42,000kW, or enough electricity for 80,000 households a year, and is expected to cost the consortium of J-Power, Mitsubishi Materials and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical around 30 billion yen ($244 million). Slated to go online in 2019, the plant in the city of Yuzawa will be Japan’s first geothermal station with output of more than 10,000kW in 23 years.”

After a long hiatus, the plant, once completed will be the 5th largest in the country.

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Source: Nikkei Asian Review