JERA to Provide Comprehensive Owner’s Engineering Service and O&M Service in Biomass Power Generation Business2019/09/30
JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) today received an order from Kamisu Biomass Power Generation LLC1 to provide Owner’s Engineering Service2 and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) 3 Service for Kamisu Biomass Power Generation.
Kamisu Biomass Power Generation LLC will develop the Kamisu Biomass Power Station (Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture), which will start commercial operation in September 2023, with generating a total output of 50 MW. JERA will provide comprehensive O&M services for the Biomass Power Station from the planning, design and construction stage through to after commercial operation begins.
JERA has set a target of having the equivalent of 80 GW of power generating capacity under operation throughout the world through its O&M service, utilizing JERA’s accumulated know-how from operating its 26 domestic thermal power stations with total capacity of 67 GW4.
Delivering comprehensive O&M services to the world, JERA will continue to seek growth in profit and enhance its enterprise value.
1 Secured financing commitment from Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited.,
Solariant Capital LLC and Bio Fuel Co., Ltd.
2 Providing engineering support to the owner in the planning, design and construction of the power station and preparation for
operations.
3 Stands for Operations and Maintenance, including all the services to operate the power station.
4 Largest in Japan; includes the ones under construction.