Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has selected a consortium led by TEPCO Renewable Power as the preferred developer of a hydropower plant at Yunishigawa Dam, located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. The announcement, made on October 27, marks the launch of the government’s initiative to retrofit existing dams into dual-purpose “hybrid” infrastructure sites.
TEPCO secures first hydropower project under hybrid dam initiative
Japan’s infrastructure ministry has appointed a TEPCO Renewable Power-led consortium to build a 2.3MW power plant at Yunishigawa Dam, the first public-private partnership under the government’s new hybrid model.
