Japan

Japan sets solar FiTs for 2020-2021

Japan sets solar FiTs for 2020-2021

The rates for systems below 10kW is set to 19 cents/kWh.

Japan's first large-scale offshore wind farms to start construction

A $913.70m loan deal for the project was inked with Marubeni Corporation.

62% of Japanese firms call on government to ditch coal plans

But a third said cutting off coal power would harm their businesses.

Japan's power grids to see further tech upgrades

It is expected to deploy 80 million smart meters by 2024.

Japan boosts small-scale geothermal plant installations

These could help boost its total capacity by 272MW by 2028.

Tokyo Gas revs up LNG and renewables investment

It eyes a 67% increase in profit with the increased investment.

Foreign offshore wind giants eye investments in Japan

770MW is in the pipeline across only four projects.

Japanese power companies' nuclear expenses up 12% in 2018

Capital investment in nuclear sharply rose by 40%.

Japan strengthens local offshore renewables market with coastal waters law

It assigns property management laws to the general waters in Japan’s coastal areas.

Germany's RWE eyes expansion to Japan's offshore wind market

It wants to expand its total capacity of 2.5GW.

TEPCO greenlights reboot funding for 1,100MW nuclear plant

Safety upgrades are expected to be complete by March 2021.

Japan on track to secure stable electric supply for winter

126,880MW of thermal energy will be available in January 2020.

JAPC to get $3.22b to reboot nuclear plant near Tokyo

80% of the funds will come from TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power.

Total builds third solar plant in Japan

The 52MWp solar park in Miyagi prefecture is its biggest yet.

JERA buys 22% stake in Bangladesh's Summit Power for $330m

JERA will get its hands on 1,941MW of Summit’s assets.