October 1, 2021

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Masataka Fujiwara, hereinafter, “Osaka Gas”) and Saga Offshore Wind Power K.K. (Representative Director: Jun Ohashi, hereinafter, “Saga Offshore Wind Power”) have sent the “Environmental Impact Assessment Consideration Statement for [tentative name] Saga Prefecture Northern Sea Offshore Wind Power Project” (hereinafter, “EIA Consideration Statement”), based on the Environmental Impact Assessment Law, to the Minister of METI, the Governor of Saga Prefecture, the Mayor or Karatsu City, the Mayor of Genkai Town, the Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, the Mayor of Matsuura City, the Mayor of Iki City, the Mayor of Hirado City, the Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the Mayor of Itoshima City.​

　In addition, we carried out a public notification of the EIA Consideration Statement as follows below, and that ended as of 1 November 2021. Thank you very much for reading and commenting on the EIA Consideration Statement. We will take your comments into account as we further refine our plans and prepare our EIA Methodology Statement. Osaka Gas and Saga Offshore Wind Power will move responsibly towards the realization of this endeavor through continued stakeholder engagement of all relevant parties, starting with the local community. We would like to thank you for your continued support and cooperation in this project.

　

Notes

1. Public notification of EIA Consideration Statement​​​

1) Location for public notification: Public buildings of the related local governments (Karatsu City Hall, Nagasaki Prefectural Office, Matsuura City Hall, Iki City Hall, as well as Hirado City Hall and its community centres)​

2) Time period for public notification: Friday October 1, 2021 to Monday November 1, 2021.　

　　

【Profile of Partner Companies】

＜Osaka Gas＞

Company Name        Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

Head Office               4-1-2 Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

Representative         Masataka Fujiwara, President

Establishment           April 10, 1897

Scope of Business    Production, supply and sale of gas, power generation, supply and sale of electricity, etc.​

　

＜Saga Offshore Wind Power＞

Company Name        Saga Offshore Wind Power K.K

Head Office               1783, Kyomachi, Karatsu, Saga, Japan

Representative          Jun Ohashi, Representative Director

Establishment           October 23, 2020

Scope of Business    Development, investment, construction, ownership, operation & maintenance as well as asset management of offshore wind power plants

Entities consisting of Saga Offshore Wind Power K.K.: Iberdrola Renewables Japan, Macquarie Japan Limited (MJL)

　

【Daigas Group’s initiatives on renewable energy are introduced on the following website page.】

（For PC） 　https://www.osakagas.co.jp/company/renewable_energy/index.html

（For Mobile）https://www.osakagas.co.jp/sp/company/renewable_energy/index.html

　

【Iberdrola Renewables Japan website page】

（For PC） ：https://www.iberdrola-renewables.jp/?lang=ja

　

【Macquarie Green Investment Group website】

（For PC）：https://www.greeninvestmentgroup.com/en/news/2020/macquarie_launches_green_investment_group_in_japan_with_iberdrola_joint_venture_jp.html

　

【Inquiries】

Saga Offshore Wind Power K.K.

TEL ：　03-6278-7495

info@iberdrola.jp