ORIX to build 134 MW energy storage facility in Shiga

The project’s construction will begin in November.

ORIX Corporation will begin the construction of a 134-megawatt energy storage facility in Maibara, Shiga, targeted to start operations in 2027, making it one of the largest storage plants in Japan.

In a statement, ORIX said the development Maibara-Koto Energy Storage Plant, with a rated capacity of 548 megawatt-hours, will start in November.

The company will install 140 containers of lithium-ion storage batteries on a property owned by Maibara City, covering around 26,000 square metres of land.

Aside from this, ORIX added that it will also develop a multi-purpose square that will be open for public use.

The company won the bid for the project under the long-term decarbonisation energy auction.