Ground Breaking Ceremony for Eurus Kamikatsu-Kamiyama Wind Farm in Japan

Japan's largest wind energy developer Eurus Group has started the construction of the Eurus Kamikatsu-Kamiyama Wind Farm with a total output of 34.5 MW in Tokushima Prefecture, spanning from Kamikatsu Town in the Katsuura District to near Kamiyama Town in the Myozai District. The wind farm will be located along a ridgeline with an altitude of approximately 900 to 1,000m, and have 15 wind turbines manufactured by German manufacturer Enercon with an output of 2.3 MW each.

The ground-breaking ceremony for the project was held in Kamikatsu Town last week, with local government officials and construction participants in attendance.

It is Eurus Group’s second wind farm project in the prefecture following Okawara Wind Farm with a total output of 19.5 MW.

Commercial operation is planned for 2022. This project is expected to generate a total amount of electric power equal to the power consumption of approximately 17,000 average households. The CO2 reduction effect of the project is estimated to be about 38,000 tons a year.