Japan

Japan strengthens local offshore renewables market with coastal waters law

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

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.

Japan risks $71b of stranded power assets over coal push

The country still has 11GW of under-construction coal capacity.

$5b of Japanese megabank loans flow into Asian coal projects: report

Majority of the loans are financing coal projects in India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Japan kick-starts electricity futures trading

But it got off to a quiet start with low trading volume as crude oil prices shot upwards.

Kyushu Electric Power to decommission Genkai-2 Nuclear Power Plant

The company also seeks to revise the decommissioning plan for Genkai-1.

TEPCO struggles to revive electricity after typhoon

Two people had died because of the lack of power.

TEPCO to decommission Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor

It presented a basic approach related to decommissioning Units 1-5.

TEPCO, Chubu, Hitachi, and Toshiba seek nuclear business tieup

They aim to improve safety and economic viability of boiling water reactor business.

TEPCO to form new entity for renewables business

It will develop projects of 6 to 7 million kW within and outside Japan.

Tohoku Electric Power seeks to decommission Onagawa-1

Dismantling waste is expected to cost $380m.

Japan selects 11 offshore wind areas for development

Four will immediately be prepared for wind and geological surveys.