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Japan Power Market Insights
Stay up-to-date with the latest news in the Japanese energy market
through our Insights blog, covering timely and notable occurrences in the industry
Japan Data Center Update 22: Tokyo Leads New Focus on Data Center Waste Heat and Clean Power
Data-Center
June 16, 2026
TMG seeks startups with innovative ideas for the use of data center waste heat Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has launched a tender for applications...
MoE Policy to Include Priority Support Models, More Perovskite Solar and Hourly Energy Management
Electricity
June 14, 2026
The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) has outlined its future policy direction for leading decarbonization regions – which aim to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions from...
Japan Data Center Update 21: The Tech Race – Fuji Electric’s 85% Power-Saving Cooling Unit
Data-Center
June 9, 2026
Fuji Electric’s Ejector Cooling Unit Cuts Cooling Power by up to 85% Fuji Electric announced that it has developed the world’s first ejector cooling...
Kyushu T&D Launches Japan’s First 15-to-30-Minute Curtailment Control System
Energy
June 6, 2026
Kyushu T&D Launches Japan’s First 15-to-30-Minute Curtailment Control System Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution (T&D) is strengthening measures to reduce renewable energy curtailment. Curtailment...
OCCTO Awards 7.3 GW in Latest LTDA Round, With BESS Competition Easing
Energy
June 5, 2026
The Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) has announced the results of the third round of the Long-Term Decarbonized Power Source Auction (LTDA)....
Japan Data Center Update 20: Google’s Japan Data Center Gets Hourly Proof of Green Power — and the GHG Protocol May Consider Similar Ideas
Data-Center
June 3, 2026
JERA Cross Tests Hourly Matching Using NFCs for Google Data Center JERA Cross announced that, as part of a demonstration project, it generated hourly...
BESS Integration Accelerates Across FIP Renewables and Thermal Power Plants
BESS
June 2, 2026
As the global energy crisis persists and Japan faces growing pressure to balance its carbon-neutral agenda with energy supply security, battery energy storage systems...
Japan Data Center Update 19: Government and Industry Push Integrated Approaches to Data Center Development
Data-Center
May 26, 2026
Ministry of the Environment Offers Up to JPY 1 Billion for Low-Carbon Data Center Projects The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) launched a tender...
Japan’s Perovskite Solar Market Projected to Reach 12.5 GW by FY2040
Renewable
May 26, 2026
Yano Research Institute released a forecast for Japan’s perovskite market, including tandem-type cells that stack multiple solar cell layers. The institute projects that total domestic...
Japan Data Center Update 18: Japan’s Data Center Ecosystem Evolves With New Infrastructure and Efficiency Initiatives
Data-Center
May 19, 2026
Japan’s Containerized Data Center Market Is Projected to Grow 3.7x in 2025 Market researcher Fuji Chimera Research Institute released a survey on Japan’s domestic...
METI Selects 38 Candidate GX Strategic Zones for Final Approval This Summer
Energy
May 19, 2026
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) selected promising zones under its GX Strategic Zone System, which aims to promote integrated development of decarbonized...
Japan Data Center Update 17: Utsunomiya Tender, TEPCO PG Aiming to Halve Connection Lead Time, and Tighter Capacity Rules
Data-Center
May 13, 2026
Utsunomiya Becomes Japan’s First City to Launch a Public Tender for Data Center Development Nikkei reported that Utsunomiya will become the first city in...