Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, ”Marubeni”), JAG Energy Co., Ltd (hereinafter, ”JKE”) and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd (hereinafter, ”Osaka Gas”) established a special purpose company, Aichi Tahara Biomass Power Plant G.K. to develop a wood-based power plant, Aichi Tahara Biomass Power Plant, in Tara City, Aichi Prefecture.

This project will cover the construction and operation of a wood-based dedicated biomass power plant with a power generation output of 75MW in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, and the sale of the generated electricity. We will aim for the start of power plant operations in October 2024 with the understanding and cooperation of the local population and other related parties.

 

【About Aichi Tahara Biomass Power Plant】
Place	Part of Tahara 4 in the coastal industrial zone of Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture
Power Generation Output	75MW
Fuel Type	Wood pellet
Construction start Date	September, 2021
Commercial Operation Date	October, 2024
【About Tahara Biomass Power Plant G.K.】
Representative	Officer Performing Duties Seishi Narita（Marubeni Clean Power Corporation）
Head Office	2-7-1, Nihonbashi, Chuoku, Tokyo
Established	November 28, 2016
Business	Construction and operation of wood-based biomass power plant, supply and sale of electricity etc.
Investment	Marubeni Clean Power Corporation※（37.5%）、JKE（37.5%） Osaka Gas（25%）
※Marubeni has invested in through its wholly owned subsidiary Marubeni Clean Power Corporation
＜About JKE＞
Company Name	JAG Energy Co., Ltd.
President	Takahiro Sakane
Head Office	1-1, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Capital	100 million yen
Founded	August 4, 2006
Business	Overall development, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and operation and management (O&M) of renewable energy power plants; related consulting services; power producer and supplier (PPS) services.
WEB site	https://www.jagenergy.jp/english/index.html
＜About Osaka Gas＞
Name	Osaka Gas Co., Ltd
President	Takehiro Honjo
Head Office	4-1-2 Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0046,Japan
Capital	132,166 million yen
Founded	April 10, 1897
Business	Production, supply and sales of city gas, power generation, sale of electricity etc.
WEB site	https://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/