Tokyo Gov't, Sharp Jointly Bid for Solar Power Generation Project
Posted on: Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 12:01 CDT
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo
Jun. 6--TOKYO -- The Tokyo metropolitan government and Sharp Corp. have jointly applied to construct one of Japan's largest solar power generation systems as part of a research project by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Tokyo government sources said Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Nagasaki Prefecture announced a similar joint bid and NEDO, a government-affiliated agency, is expected to select the winners of the contract by mid-July.
Plans by the Tokyo government and Sharp call for setting up a power plant with an output capacity of 7,000 kilowatts or more on reclaimed land off the coast of Koto Ward. The electricity is to be transmitted to Tokyo Electric Power Co. to assist in the power utility's operations.
NEDO wants to perfect eco-friendly technology for solar power generation, whose output tends to fluctuate depending on the amount of sunshine available. The organization is spending 10 billion yen on the project over the next five years through 2011.
Mitsubishi Heavy and Nagasaki Prefecture also plan a 7,000-kW facility in the prefecture's city of Omura.
Several other local governments are believed to have submitted bids by Monday's deadline.
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