In Brief On 5 June 2026, METI and MLIT revised the Operational Guidelines for the Occupancy Public Tender System (一般海域における占用公募制度の運用指針) […]
On 22 April 2026, Japan’s Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) convened the 100th meeting of its Transmission
Overview On March 26, 2026, METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism),
While discussions on expanding the “hardware” of port infrastructure (area, water depth, ground bearing capacity) to accommodate massive offshore wind
Following the FLOWRA report on the European “15MW standard” and the FLOWCON report on typhoon risks, the Japanese government has
POLICY & REGULATION How does an offshore wind project in Japan actually earn its revenue? The answer is no longer
POLICY & REGULATION Japan’s Long-Term Decarbonization Power Supply Auction (LTDA) pays annual capacity revenue (JPY/kW/year) rather than energy revenue (JPY/kWh)
POLICY & REGULATION Japan has built one of Asia’s most legible offshore wind policy frameworks — long-term capacity targets, a
Introduction Between November and December 2025, a series of policy updates were announced concerning Japan’s offshore wind sector, covering both
In November 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
