Toyota Tsusho Corp. on June 17 announced that the 75-megawatt (MW) Yatsushiro Biomass Power Plant has begun commercial operations. The facility, located in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, can be fueled with both wood chips and wood pellets.
The facility is expected to generate approximately 480 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually, which is enough to power approximately 150,000 households. The plant will primarily be fueled with unused wood from Kumamoto Prefecture, but can also take in wood pellets.
Construction on facility began in April 2022, with commercial operations commencing just over two years later on June 16, 2024. The facility is jointly owned by Toyota Tsusho Group company Ene-Vision Co. Ltd., Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc., and Toho Gas Co. Ltd.
