Ormat will supply the power generation equipment and related engineering while JFEE will undertake the construction of the power plants and related balance of plant, infrastructure and field surface facilities. JFEE will also provide local maintenance services as may be required by clients.
Ormat is represented in Japan by Itochu Corporation. Itochu and Ormat are partners in geothermal projects in Indonesia and were partners in a geothermal BOT project in the Philippines.
Lucien Bronicki, chairman and chief technology officer of Ormat Technologies, said: “We expect that the synergy brought about by this cooperation with JFEE and the ongoing support of Itochu Corporation shall significantly enhance our ability to provide a ‘full service’ capability for our equipment and technology in Japan, and thereby assist us to participate in a meaningful way in the anticipated expansion of the Japanese geothermal industry.”
