8.5MW Solar Power Plant on Yabasekihanto Island (Shiga Prefecture, Japan)

Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, a joint venture established by the two companies, has completed construction of the largest*1 mega-solar power plant in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The 8.5-megawatt (MW) plant will generate an estimated 9,300 megawatt hours (MWh) per year — enough electricity to power approximately 2,900 typical households*2. The plant features a nearby observation deck where year-round visitors can view more than 33,000 solar modules from an elevated vantage point with Japan’s largest fresh water lake in the background Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing hope to contribute to the development of the region with expansion of renewable energy using solar as a particularly productive way to reduce the impact of global climate change. *1Largest operating solar power plant in Shiga prefecture, Japan. Research by Shiga Prefecture, Kyocera, Century Tokyo Leasing and Kyocera TCL Solar LLC (as of October 30, 2015). *2 Based on an average use of 3,254.4kWh per household. Source: Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan KYOCERA TCL Solar Completes 8.5MW Solar Power Plant on Reclaimed Island on Japan’s Largest Lake http://global.kyocera.com/news/2015/1102_kfoe.html?YT