August 24, 2015
TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.
Contact: EMG Marketing Godo Kaisha Public and Government Relations Phone: 03-6713-4400

N otification, S ubmission, P ublic Ins pection of and Exp lana tion Sessions for P relimina ry E nvironmen tal Asses smen t M ethod S tatemen t for the Ten tativel y N amed S himizu Na tural Gas P ow er P lant C ons truc tion P roject

TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president: Jun Mutoh; "TonenGeneral" herein), in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Law, has submitted notification of a document entitled Environmental Impact Assessment Method Statement for the Tentatively Named Shimizu Natural Gas Power Plant Construction Project ("the statement" herein) to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and has submitted the statement to the governor of Shizuoka prefecture and the mayor of Shizuoka City.
Public inspection of the statement will begin on August 25. Explanation sessions for the statement will be held at the Shizuoka City Shimizu Cultural Hall (Marinart) on September 9 and the Shizuoka Labor Relations Hall on September 13.

Public inspection of statement

Public inspection venues

Venue

Date

Time

Remarks

Shizuoka Prefectural Government Community and Environmental Affairs Department, Environmental Protection Bureau, Living Environment Division

August 25- September 25,

2015

8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

Policy Information Center

Shizuoka City Aoi Ward Office

August 25- September 25,

2015

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

Policy Information Center

Shizuoka City Shimizu Ward Office

August 25- September 25,

2015

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

Policy Information Center

Shizuoka City Suruga Ward Office

August 25- September 25,

2015

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

The statement (Japanese only) can also be viewed on the TonenGeneral website.
(http://www.tonengeneral.co.jp/)

Explanation sessions for statement

September 9, 6:00-7:40 p.m.
Shizuoka City Shimizu Cultural Hall (Marinart)
214 Shimazaki-cho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
September 13, 1:30-3:10 p.m. Shizuoka Labor Relations Hall
5-1 Kurogane-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka

Submission of written opinions

Written opinions of the statement as pertains to environmental preservation may be submitted to the address below. Submissions should include the following.

Writer's name and address (for companies and other organizations, include company/organization name, name of representative, and address of main office)

Title of the statement to which the opinion refers

Opinion regarding the statement from the standpoint of environmental preservation (in

Japanese; include rationale for opinion)
Deadline for submission: Postmarked by October 9, 2015
Submit to: TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. Electric Power Business Department
W Building, 1-8-15 Kohnan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8005
Phone: 03-6713-4044

Overview of tentatively named Shimizu natural gas power plant construction project

Location: 1900 Sodeshi-cho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
Capacity: Total 1.7 million kW (three-unit configuration; two units: approx. 0.58 million kW each, one unit: approx. 0.54 million kW)
Start of construction: April 2018 (planned)
Start of operation: Unit No. 1: July 2021 (planned)
Unit No. 2: November 2021 (planned) Unit No. 3: July 2024 (planned)
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