Lisbon, May 28, 2026 (Lusa) - Portuguese energy company EDP's solar farm in Fukushima, Japan, began operations on Thursday and is expected to generate 48 GWh (gigawatt-hours) of energy annually under a long-term contract with Amazon.

The project in Japan operates under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Amazon through EDP Renewables APAC (Asia-Pacific).

The solar farm, covering 60 hectares and converted from a former disused golf course, consists of more than 63,000 solar panels.

This is the second PPA signed between EDP and Amazon in the APAC, following a solar project in Singapore in 2021.

The agreement is part of a strategic partnership that began in 2015 with a wind farm in Ohio and has since expanded.

Globally, Amazon has contracted over 1.4 GW of renewable capacity across various EDP projects.

"Our collaboration with EDP across several countries, including this solar project in Fukushima, is key to achieving Amazon’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality across all its operations by 2040," said Cameron Evans, APAC Infrastructure Director at Amazon Web Services.

In addition to solar power, EDP’s renewable energy strategy in Japan also includes battery energy storage systems.

“The commissioning of the Fukushima solar project demonstrates how renewable energy has become a strategic driver for businesses and economies.

By combining grid-connected solutions with long-term partnerships, such as the one established with Amazon, we are providing resilient and competitive energy solutions, while supporting the transition to a fully electrified and sustainable future," said EDP’s CEO, Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade.

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