Press Release

Japan’s First Consortium Selected Based on Public Offering Guidelines Towards Realization of Floating Offshore Wind Power Generator in Marine Renewable Energy Power Generation Facility Maintenance Promotion Area Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

June 11, 2021
TODA CORPORATION
ENEOS Corporation
OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.
INPEX CORPORATION
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.

TODA CORPORATION (Otani Seisuke, President and Representative Director), ENEOS Corporation (Ota Katsuyuki, Representative Director, President), OSAKA GAS (Fujiwara Masataka, Representative Director and President), INPEX CORPORATION (Ueda Takayuki, Representative Director, President & CEO), Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Morimoto Takashi, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President) and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Hayashi Kingo, President & Director) jointly announced they took part in a public bid for business operations within the “Marine Renewable Energy Power Generation Facility Maintenance Promotion Area Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan” (hereinafter “Project”) as a consortium (hereinafter “Consortium”) led by TODA CORPORATION based on the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power Generation Facilities Using Maritime Renewable Energy Resources (hereinafter “the Act”) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan. The Consortium was selected as the Project’s business operator on June 11, 2021.

This Project marks the first construction and operation of a commercial floating offshore wind farm* in Japan and the first marine renewable energy power generation facility constructed based on the Act.

*Multiple wind power generators installed and operated as one power plant.

The Consortium will next establish a limited liability company and coordinate with METI and MLIT to seek approval for a public occupancy plan.

Through the Project, the Consortium will contribute to the development of local communities while focusing on the construction and operation of the offshore wind farm towards the early diffusion of floating offshore wind power generation contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality in Japan.

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[Project Overview]

Power generation facility	Floating offshore wind power generation facility
Location	Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Sea area	2,726.5ha (See figure below)

[Profiles of Consortium Member Companies]

TODA CORPORATION

Established	January 1881
Representative	Otani Seisuke, President and Representative Director
Head Office	8-5 Hatchobori 2-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Business Areas	Research, planning, design, management, and execution related to all aspects of architectural and civil engineering comprehensive engineering and consulting related thereto Research, planning, design, management, and execution related to local development, urban development, etc.; comprehensive engineering and consulting related thereto　　 Real estate sale and purchase, rental, intermediary services, management, and appraisal

ENEOS Corporation

Established	May, 1888
Representative	Ota Katsuyuki, Representative Director, President
Head Office	1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Business Areas	Refining and sales of petroleum products (such as gasoline, kerosene, and lubricating oil) Import and sale of gas and coal Manufacture and sale of petrochemical products Supply of electricity and hydrogen

OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.

Established	April, 1897
Representative	Fujiwara Masataka, Representative Director and President
Head Office	4-1-2 Hirano-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Business Areas	Production, supply and sale of gas Power generation and sale of electricity, etc.

INPEX CORPORATION

Established	April,2006
Representative	Ueda Takayuki, Representative Director, President & CEO
Head Office	Akasaka Biz Tower, Akasaka 5-3-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Business Areas	In addition to research, exploration, development, production and sales of petroleum, natural gas and other mineral resources inside and outside Japan. INPEX is actively endeavoring to develop renewable energies, Hydrogen energy, carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology, methanation technology, new technology, etc.

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

Established	May 1951
Representative	Morimoto Takashi, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President
Head Office	3-6-16 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku,Osaka
Business Areas	Electric power, heat supply, telecommunications, gas supply, etc.

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc

Established	May 1951
Representative	Hayashi Kingo, President & Director
Head Office	1, Higashi-shincho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi
Business Areas	Electricity businesses, gas business, community support infrastructure, etc.

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