Kansai Electric Power Co. announced on the 30th that it will consider developing a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Gobo City and Inami Town, Wakayama Prefecture, together with RWE Renewables Japan. The maximum power output is expected to be 1 million kilowatts. Each windmill is 9,500 to 20,000 kilowatts, and 50 to 110 units are expected to be installed. On the same day, we submitted a planning stage consideration document based on the Environmental Impact Statement (Assessment) Act to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. We asked the Governor of Wakayama Prefecture for his opinion.
Although the areas off the coast of Gobo City and Inami City have not been reorganized based on the Renewable Energy Sea Area Utilization Act, Kanden has determined that it is a promising sea area with an average wind speed of 7.5 meters or more, which is a standard for general business feasibility. bottom. Consideration will proceed at a point 10 to 30 kilometers offshore.
