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
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【Iberdrola Renewables Japan website page】
(For PC) :https://www.iberdrola-renewables.jp/?lang=ja
【Macquarie Green Investment Group website】
【Inquiries】
Saga Offshore Wind Power K.K.
TEL : 03-6278-7495
info@iberdrola.jp