Where Japan’s Offshore Wind Faces Curtailment: Two Grid Areas Carry the FY2031 Congestion Outlook
POLICY & REGULATION On 1 September 2026 Japan’s grid coordinator, OCCTO, published its outlook for grid congestion in FY2031, the
Japan’s Floating Wind Base Ports Cannot Work Alone: MLIT Sets a 2-Year Build Target and a 400 km Towing Radius
POLICY & REGULATION On 5 August 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) opened the first FY2026
Inside Japan’s ¥83.3bn GX Supply Chain Subsidy: Manufacturing Capacity Floors vs Pipeline Reality
POLICY & REGULATION Japan’s GX Supply Chain subsidy program (Project I: floating and other offshore wind equipment, roughly ¥83.3bn) is
Japan Revises Its Offshore Wind Auction Guidelines (June 2026): Price Floor, Feasibility Reweighting, and Schedule Flexibility
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)
Japan’s 2050 Grid Master Plan Under Review: Offshore Wind Held at 45 GW as Data Center Siting Reshapes Transmission Scenarios
On 22 April 2026, Japan’s Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) convened the 100th meeting of its Transmission
Japan’s Offshore Wind Promotion Zone Guideline Revision (March 2026): Viability Screening, Centralized EIA, and Shipping Lane Setbacks
Overview On March 26, 2026, METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism),
A Turning Point for Base Port Rules: MLIT Proposes 5 Operational Improvements for Leases and Restoration
While discussions on expanding the “hardware” of port infrastructure (area, water depth, ground bearing capacity) to accommodate massive offshore wind
MLIT Estimates Reveal “Sea of Japan Handicap”: Floating Wind Construction to Take 3 Years vs. 2 Years on Pacific Side
Following the FLOWRA report on the European “15MW standard” and the FLOWCON report on typhoon risks, the Japanese government has
Japan FIT vs FIP: How Offshore Wind Revenue Actually Works
POLICY & REGULATION How does an offshore wind project in Japan actually earn its revenue? The answer is no longer
Japan’s LTDA Explained: How the Long-Term Decarbonization Auction Works and What It Means for Offshore Wind
POLICY & REGULATION Japan’s Long-Term Decarbonization Power Supply Auction (LTDA) pays annual capacity revenue (JPY/kW/year) rather than energy revenue (JPY/kWh),