Tokyo-based Japanese power producer J-Power announced on November 27, 2020 that it has signed a Development Funding Agreement with Genex Power, a renewable energy development company in Sydney, Australia, to develop a 150MW capacity wind project, “Kidston State-3 Wind (KS3)”, in the state of Queensland in north-eastern Australia. The construction of the wind power plant is expected to begin in 2022 and it is expected to commence commercial operations in 2024.

Genex Power currently operates a 50MW solar firm, Kidston Stage 1 (KS1), and is working on four other renewable energy projects with a total additional capacity of 720MW in Australia. [1] [2]

J-Power and Genex Power will develop the Kidston wind power project by leveraging J-Power’s technical expertise in wind power operation in Japan and overseas, and Genex Power’s experience in the development of renewable energy in Australia. This project is J-Power’s first renewable energy project in Australia. J-Power will continue to work on its overseas expansion for power generation businesses, including renewable energy.[3] [4]

List of J-Power’s Renewable IPP Project (Overseas)