Amp Japan’s 7MW Kotogawa Solar Power Plant Begins Construction Following Successful Financing

Tokyo, Japan – November 24th – Amp, a global renewable energy infrastructure platform company, today announced it has successfully started construction and closed financing for its 7MW solar power plant in Ube City, Yamaguchi prefecture.

JA Mitsui Leasing will provide the financing for the construction period. Asahi Techno Plant has been selected as the EPC and O&M contractor of the project.

Commercial operations are expected to commence in Q3 2021. The two plants are expected to produce approximately 7,500,000kWh annually, the equivalent to the annual electrical power consumption of approximately 2,500 local households.

About Amp

Amp is a renewable energy infrastructure platform company.

Founded in 2009, Amp has become one of the leading global renewables companies with a 1.5 GW proven track record of assets developed and built, alongside a further 2.0 GW and 2.2 GWh of assets in construction and late-stage development. With the addition of its fully-integrated flexibility division, Amp X, Amp has emerged as a differentiated and unique global leader in the energy transition happening today.

Based in Canada, with operations throughout North America, Japan, Australia, India, the UK and Czech Republic, Amp’s international team brings deep expertise and thought leadership to every aspect of the energy industry.