06:48 AM EDT, 10/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Equinor ( EQNR ) has submitted a bid alongside some Japanese partners in Japan's state auctions to develop an offshore wind farm, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.

Reuters said bidding for two sites totaling 1 gigawatt in prefectures Aomori and Yamagata closed in July, and winners are expected to be announced by the end of the year. The report added that it is unclear which of the two sites Equinor ( EQNR ) bid on.

Other foreign companies also submitted bids in the auction, the report said.

Equinor ( EQNR ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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