World Power Plants

Furukawa40.3 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Furukawa is a 40.3 MW solar power plant in Japan. It is also ranked #29 of 327 solar plants in the country. Furukawa's 40.3 MW accounts for 0.73% of Japan's total solar capacity of 5,554 MW. The largest solar plant in Japan is Setouchi at 230 MW, making Furukawa 5.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kansai Sendai power station (112 MW, Coal) and Taiwa (28 MW, Solar). The facility is situated in Miyagi Prefecture, approximately 50 km from Sendai.

Capacity
40.3 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Furukawa Electric Co.
Location
38.6700°, 140.7950°

Japan, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 287. largest of 662 plants in Japan
  • #15,109 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,251 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Furukawa Electric Co. operates 1 plants totalling 40 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 7,412 MW combined

Nearest plant: Onikobe (17.3 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 38.670000, 140.795000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Furukawa is a solar power plant producing approximately 64 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Japan
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

JapanEnergy Profile

662
Total Plants
342.8 GW
Total Capacity
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