World Power Plants

Mashiki40 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Mashiki is a 40 MW solar power plant in Japan, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #32 of 327 solar plants in Japan. Its 40 MW represents 0.72% of Japan's total solar capacity of 5,554 MW. The largest solar plant in Japan is Setouchi at 230 MW, making Mashiki 5.75 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Ohira (500 MW, Hydro), Ohira Pumped Storage Power Station (500 MW, Hydro), and 大平水力発電所 (500 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Kumamoto Prefecture, approximately 100 km from Fukuoka.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Kyocera Corporation
Location
32.8000°, 130.8670°

Japan, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 290. largest of 662 plants in Japan
  • #15,123 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,257 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Kyocera Corporation operates 37 plants totalling 564 MW

Regional density

78 plants within 100 km, 19,075 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ozu Solar Power Plant (8.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 32.800000, 130.867000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mashiki is a solar power plant producing approximately 63 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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