Eurus Energy repowers 8.3 MW of wind farms in Japan

Japanese wind power developer Eurus Energy Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it has completed the repowering of three wind farms in Hokkaido island with a combined capacity of 8.34 MW.

Eurus replaced the old wind turbines with a single 4.3-MW unit supplied by Siemens Gamesa in each of the three parks. In order to tackle this move, commercial operation at the facilities was gradually halted in 2021.

The Embetsu and Hamatonbetsu plants, each with a controlled capacity of 2.97 MW, resumed operation in February 2023, while Teshio with a capacity of 2.4 MW went online on March 1.

Eurus noted it expects the amount of electricity generated to be higher than before due to the consolidation of several wind turbines into one.

The trio is capable of generating enough clean electricity to meet the demand of about 14,000 average households. The output is being sold to local utility Hokkaido Electric Power (TYO:9509).

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