Japan
JERA to raise investment share of renewables and LNG to 70%
It aims to double profits up until March 2026.
JERA to raise investment share of renewables and LNG to 70%
It aims to double profits up until March 2026.
TEPCO starts removing fuel from Unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
The removal of all 566 fuel assemblies is expected to finish in March 2021.
Japanese investors buy stake in 640MW Taiwan offshore wind project
By December 2021, the Yunlin offshore wind project will sell power to Taipower over a 20-year period.
Japan business group urges government to extend nuclear plant lifespans
It proposed that maintenance periods should not be included in the plants' operational terms.
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.
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