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Mukawa is a 19 MW solar power plant in Japan. Ranked #113 of 327 solar plants in Japan. Its 19 MW represents 0.34% of Japan's 5,554 MW total solar capacity. The largest solar plant in Japan is Setouchi at 230 MW, making Mukawa 12.1 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Tomato-atsuma power station (1,650 MW, Coal), Tomatoh Abira Solar Power Plant (111 MW, Solar), and Tomakomai Mill power station (73 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Hokkaido, approximately 100 km south of Sapporo.

Capacity
19 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Mitsubishi Corporation
Location
42.6350°, 141.9470°

Japan, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 394. largest of 662 plants in Japan
  • #20,064 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,757 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Mitsubishi Corporation operates 5 plants totalling 181 MW

Regional density

33 plants within 100 km, 4,497 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mukawa A (1.3 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 42.635000, 141.947000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mukawa is a solar power plant producing approximately 30 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
GasNuclearCoalOil
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