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Press Release

Signing of a Basic Agreement for the Development of the “Nakagiri Hydroelectric Power Station” ~A regular-water flow release station with a generation capacity of 360kW will be constructed~

March 25, 2021
C-Tech Corporation
Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.

Chubu Electric Power Group member C-Tech Corporation (Headquarters: Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City; President: Ichiro Oogi; "C-Tech") and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Headquarters: Higashi-ku, Nagoya City; President: Kingo Hayashi; "Chubu Electric Power") have today signed a basic agreement concerning a hydroelectric power business using the Chubu Electric Power's Shimohara Dam facilities (Gero City, Gifu Prefecture).

As C-Tech will use Chubu Electric Power’s facilities in order to develop and operate the “Nakagiri Hydroelectric Power Station” on the right bank of Chubu Electric Power’s Shimohara dam, the basic agreement signed today defines the basic provisions on the scope of facility ownership and management as well as the management and administration of electricity generation operation.

The will be the third hydroelectric power station for C-Tech to develop after Akigami Hydroelectric Power Station and Sakore Hydroelectric Power Station. The company shall proceed with development work with safety as the top priority, while ensuring the understanding and cooperation of local communities and other stakeholders.

The Chubu Electric Power Group shall position renewable energy as one of its main power sources in order to improve its energy self-sufficiency rate and realize a carbon-free society, and will continue to actively work on renewable energy development with a target of developing 2 million kW or more by the year 2030.

【Plan overview】

Name

Nakagiri Hydroelectric Power Station

Location

Nakagiri, Kanayama-cho, Gero-shi, Gifu Prefecture

Power output

360kW

Estimated annual power output

Approx. 2,370 MWh
(equivalent to annual electricity consumption of approx. 760 average households)

Amount of reduced CO2 emissions

Approximately 1,020 tons annually

Construction start date

August 2021

Scheduled start of operation

August 2023

Attachment

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Power station overview

The maintenance flow amount will be taken from the existing water intake opening on the right bank of the Shimohara dam, and channeled to the downstream side through the pipeline which will be newly constructed, and power will be generated using the water turbine/generator in the shaft. After power generation, the water will be discharged directly underneath the dam, as it is currently the case.

(Reference) List of Chubu Electric Power Group’s regular-water flow release stations (as of March 10, 2021)

Developer

Name

Location

Power output

Operation start date

Chubu Electric Power

Higashigouchi

Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City

170kW

February 2001

Shinkushihara

Ena, Gifu Prefecture

230kW

Jun 2015

Atagi

Gujo, Gifu Prefecture

190kW

July 2015

Nyukawa

Takayama, Gifu Prefecture

350kW

Jun 2016

Shinokuizumi

Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City

320kW

March 2018

Ichishiro

Kawanehoncho, Haibara, Shizuoka Prefecture

160kW

FY 2021(scheduled)

Uchigatani

Gujo, Gifu Prefecture

720kW

FY2025(scheduled)

C-Tech

Akigami

Takayama, Gifu Prefecture

290kW

May 2016

Sakore

Gero, Gifu Prefecture

380kW

September 2018

Nakagiri

Gero, Gifu Prefecture

360kW

August 2023(scheduled)

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