Press Release

Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC Consortium Begins Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly - Towards Realization of Floating Offshore Wind Power Generator -

October 07, 2022
Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC
TODA CORPORATION
ENEOS Corporation
OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.
INPEX CORPORATION
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC (the Consortium) announced today the first of eight floating wind turbine units for the Goto City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project has been completed and loaded onto the semi-submersible spud barge(Note 1) Float Raiser at the pier yard in Fukue Port, Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The floating wind turbine unit is scheduled to depart Fukue Port on Saturday October 8, 2022, en route to a location offshore Kabashima to initiate wind turbine assembly work.

(Note 1) A large barge for loading floating offshore wind turbines built onshore and floating and launching these offshore in a semi-submersible state

Since April 2022, the Consortium has been following the approval procedure for the exclusive use of sea zones, etc., a requirement for the installation of power generation infrastructure. This follows the Consortium being awarded Japan’s first public offering plan certification as an offshore wind power generation facility to be constructed based on the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power Generation Facilities Using Maritime Renewable Energy Resources.

The Consortium will pursue the construction of a floating offshore wind farm within the designated area, aiming to start commercial operations in January 2024.

Floating wind turbine unit being loaded

Completion of loading

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【Business summary】

Project title	Goto City Offshore Wind Power Generation Project
Operator	Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC
Power generation facility	Floating offshore wind power generation facility 16.8 MW (= 2.1 MW machine x 8 units) (Total length 176.5m, rotor diameter 80m)
Headquarters	Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Start of operations	January 2024 (Scheduled)
Shareholders	TODA CORPORATION ENEOS Corporation OSAKA GAS CO., LTD. INPEX CORPORATION The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Rendering of project upon completion

【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	Saito Takeshi , 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 the exploration, development, production and marketing of petroleum, natural gas and other mineral resources in Japan and other countries, INPEX is actively endeavoring to develop renewable energies, hydrogen energy, carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology, methanation technology and other new technologies.

The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

Established	May 1951
Representative	Mori Nozomu, 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	Renewable energy business, overseas business, community support infrastructure related business, etc.

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