Watashi Ike

Floating solar panels on an irrigation pond

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Discover the Watashi Ike floating solar power plant, Japan: a floating PV project developed by Laketricity and installed on an irrigation lake.

The whole structure covers 52% of the water surface. The anchoring was made with Percussive driven earth anchors.

Our role on the project

Développement & gestion du projet
Consultation des parties prenantes & obtention du permis de construire
Négociation du PPA & Financement
Assistance & Supervision de la construction
Opération & Maintenance

2170 kWc Power generation capacity

52% Coverage ratio

About Watashi Ike project

Location	Kagawa, Japan
Capacity	2170 kWc
Domestic consumption equivalence	335 foyers
Tons of CO2 emissions saved	598 tonnes
Operational start date	June 2018
Application	Irrigation pond

About the Irrigation pond

Pond size	4.10 ha
Maximum depth	5 m
Water type	Douce
Power plant size	2.13 ha
% of coverage	52%

Technical specifications

Number of solar panels installed Kagawa	6289
Panels specifications	345 W, 72 cells, Jinko

About anchoring

Anchoring type	En profondeur
Anchor type	Ancres à percussion

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