Sharp Tomatoh no Mori Solar Power Station to Begin Operation
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ORIX Corporation, a leading integrated financial services group, recently announced that Tomakomai Solar Energy LLC, ORIX’s joint venture with Sharp Corporation, will beginoperating the Sharp Tomatoh no Mori Solar Power Station in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, on January 1, 2016.The power station has an installed capacity of about 45.6 MW-dc1. Estimated yearly output will be about 51,000 MWh, enough to power approximately 14,100 ordinary households2 with typical yearly electricity consumption.ORIX and Sharp will operate the solar power station with the aim of expanding the use of renewable energy.