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Obayashi may build up to 455MW of wind in northern Japan — report

Construction firm Obayashi may participate in the development of up to 455MW of wind capacity in northern Japan, according to a report.

24 March 2016 5:31 GMT Updated 28 September 2016 9:11 GMT

By Brian Publicover in Nagasaki

The Tokyo-based company will soon start working on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a proposed development in the Sea of Japan, off the coast of Akita prefecture, Bloomberg said, citing company sources.

It tentatively plans to start building the project in 2020 and expects to complete it within four years.

In January, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) — an industrial R&D entity under the Japanese government — revealed that it would work with Obayashi and conglomerate Marubeni to develop a 170MW wind farm off the port of Noshiro, Akita prefecture.

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Obayashi may build up to 455MW of wind in northern Japan — report