In Japan, JGC Corporation (JGC) has announced that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the construction of a 74.9 MWe biomass power plant in Kohoku-sho, Muroran City, Hokkaido planned by the Muroran Biomass Power Generation GK.
Being jointly developed by oil and gas major TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.(90 percent share) and JGC (10 percent share), the Muroran Biomass Power Generation GK is going to implement biomass power generation business, utilizing renewable energy feed-in tariffs (FIT), with an “environmentally-conscious, high-efficiency” biomass power generation plant.
The plant will use palm kernel shells (PKS) as fuel and will be built on idle land owned by TonenGeneral Sekiyu. Construction is planned to begin in 2017 with commercial operations planned for spring 2020. With a power generation capacity of 74.9 MW it will be one of the largest biomass power plants in Japan.
In this project, JGC will be responsible for EPC services for the uploading of the fuel to be used, as well as its storage and transport, and the supply of other necessary equipment together with the power generation unit. Commissioning of the utility facilities and Commissioning Assistance for the power generation unit is also JGC‘s responsibility. The value of the contract has not been disclosed.
JGC views this undertaking as an important step in speeding up the broadening of its business to include energy infrastructure and power generation. In addition, JGC intends to deepen its involvement, both domestically and overseas, in the field of the operating business of renewable energy power generation plants and in the construction of such facilities.
