Nippon Benex Commissions One of Japan's Largest Rooftop-Leasing Solar Power Plants, Approx. 6MW, in Konan City, Shiga

Nippon Benex Corporation (Headquarters: Isahaya, Nagasaki; President: Yohei Kobayashi; hereafter 'Nippon Benex') has installed the 'Benex Konan City 1 Solar Port' (hereafter 'the power plant') on the roof of the 'UIB Konan Logistics Center II,' a logistics facility developed by Unified Industrial Corp. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & Japan Representative of UIB Group: Hiroshi Takizawa), a subsidiary of UIB Holdings, in Konan City, Shiga Prefecture, and has now commenced operations. This power plant is one of the largest operational rooftop-leasing solar power plants on a single logistics facility in Japan*1.

The power plant is a 6,012.5 kW solar power station constructed by installing 9,620 solar cell modules on the rooftop of the 'UIB Konan Logistics Center II.' The generated electricity will be sold entirely to external parties by utilizing the FIP scheme.

The annual power generation is estimated to be approximately 5.03 million kWh, which is equivalent to the power consumption of about 1,678 general households.

【Benex Konan City 1 Solar Port Overview】

Power Plant Name Benex Konan City 1 Solar Port

Operator Nippon Benex Corporation

Location Konan City, Shiga Prefecture

Output 6,012.5kW (DC)

Annual Estimated Generation Approx. 5,034,000kWh (equivalent to approx. 1,678 households)

Panel Manufacturer Trina Solar