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ENGIE and Tokyo Gas to invest in Mexico renewables developer
The developer will operate six projects with 898.7MW capacity.
ENGIE and Tokyo Gas to invest in Mexico renewables developer
The developer will operate six projects with 898.7MW capacity.
Japan's nuclear industry seeks to plug labour gap
The Fukushima disaster and delays in power plant operations have killed students’ interest.
Japan's LNG buyer JERA becomes major electricity generator
It has assumed control of its two shareholders’ fossil fuel power stations, boosting its domestic capacity by 68GW.
Tohoku Electric Power joins 700MW Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind project
The project is slated to start in 2021.
Bidder group with Chubu Electric wins 30km UK offshore transmission link
The 660MW transmission link will connect with the Walney Extension offshore wind farm.
Proposed Shikoku Electric nuclear reactor shutdown rejected by court
The 890MW reactor is the company’s sole reactor in operation.
Japanese banks to raise $270m for overseas offshore wind fund
The fund will buy Sumitomo’s UK assets as seed assets.
11 Japanese nuclear reactors to restart by 2028
The 796MW Onagawa 2 nuclear reactor aims to go online in October 2019.
JERA and TEPCO Power Grid invest $32.68m in UK-based battery storage firm
The investment will allow JERA to study batteries and TEPCO PG to expand to the UK.
Japanese conglomerate ORIX starts seabed survey in Choshi
The survey is expected to end 15 March 2019.
Kyushu Electric to decommission ageing Genkai nuclear reactor
Safety costs of the reactor were too high to bear.
2 in 5 institutional investors eye Japan's renewables market
Japan could get a chunk of the $210b of future global investments over the next five years.
Japan's JERA mulls IPO
Its parents, TEPCO and Chubu Electric, are expected to merge their businesses into JERA by April.
Kansai Electric pushes back nuclear reactor's restart by 9 months
It needs more time for safety works.
Tokyo Gas, Kyushu Electric, and Idemitsu scrap 2GW coal plant in Japan
Companies are under pressure to sell or give up coal assets as Japan tries to meet its emissions targets.
Japan warns against fire risk for rooftop PV systems
The number of fire accidents recorded in 2008-2017 hit 172.
Japan's Hitachi quits wind turbine production
It blamed a small domestic market and strong competition overseas.
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