Spring Water is a 25.9 MW solar power plant in Japan, operated since its commissioning year. Ranked #70 of 327 solar plants in Japan. Its 25.9 MW represents 0.47% of Japan's total solar capacity of 5,554 MW. The largest solar plant in Japan is Setouchi at 230 MW, making Spring Water 8.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include 大平水力発電所 (500 MW, Hydro), Ohira (500 MW, Hydro), and Ohira Pumped Storage Power Station (500 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Kumamoto Prefecture, approximately 70 km from Kumamoto City.
14 years old
Japan, Asia
- 347. largest of 662 plants in Japan
- #17,596 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,798 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
14 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
44 plants within 100 km, 12,354 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Spring Water is a solar power plant producing approximately 41 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
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