Publication date: Aug 2, 2025 Japanese Renewable Market Value to Grow by Two Thirds by 2040 Japanese Renewable Market Value to Grow by Two Thirds by 2040, Says Research Firm The market research company, Fuji Keizai, has released the results of a study on the domestic market for renewable energy-related facilities, based on the 7th …
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Publication date: Aug 2, 2025 Higher Demand for PPAs Drives Growth in Private Auction Participation Higher Demand for PPAs Drives Growth in Private Auction Participation Increasing demand for power purchase agreements (PPAs) is prompting more companies to participate in private auctions in Japan. In May-June, DIGITAL GRID held its fifth auction on the matching platform …
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Publication date: Aug 1, 2025 Understanding Japan’s Capacity Market and the LTDA Framework In recent years, Japan has been investing in a capacity market to stabilize electricity supply and prices, while accelerating the introduction of decarbonized energy sources. This article explores the capacity market, which includes the single-year capacity auction and the Long-Term Decarbonized Power Source Auction (LTDA) — through …
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Publication date: July 14, 2025 METI to Mandate Retailers to Secure Part of Supply Volume (kWh) From Three Years Ahead METI to Mandate Retailers to Secure Part of Supply Volume (kWh) From Three Years Ahead METI’s Working Group (WG) on System Design Based on the Review of the Electricity System Reform has proposed a new …
Publication date: July 11, 2025 Kansai EPCo and TEPCO Invest in Transmission Assets to Meet Data Center DemandT Kansai EPCo and TEPCO Invest in Transmission Assets to Meet Data Center Demand With the growing spread of AI, there has been a surge in the construction and expansion of data centers in Japan. This is expected …
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Publication date: July 6, 2025 Target Procurement Volume Increases for Next Capacity Market Auction (FY2029) Target Procurement Volume Increases for Next Capacity Market Auction (FY2029) The Organization for Cross Regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) drafted a demand curve for the capacity market auction for FY2025 (targeting actual supply in FY2029) at an expert meeting. …
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Publication date: July 2, 2025 June 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market June 2025 Monthly Newsletter The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a weather information agency of the European Union, announced that the global average temperature last month was 15.79°C, making it the second hottest May on record worldwide. In Japan as well, summer-like heat …
Publication date: June 30, 2025 Turning Up the Heat: Japan’s Sweltering June 2025 Turning Up the Heat: Japan’s Sweltering June 2025 This article was co-produced by Shulman Advisory and Atmospheric G2. Drawing on our combined expertise in power markets and weather analysis, we assess Japan’s June 2025 temperatures, their immediate impact on power markets and …
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Publication date: June 28, 2025 EEX to Introduce Daily Futures Contracts for Kansai Area EEX to Introduce Daily Futures Contracts for Kansai Area The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is considering introducing daily futures contracts for the Kansai area. EEX introduced daily products in the Tokyo area —both baseload and peakload—in June 2023. The Kansai region …
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Publication date: June 20, 2025 New 150MW BESS Station to Be Built Near Site of Fukushima Nuclear Plant New 150MW BESS Station to Be Built Near Site of Fukushima Nuclear Plant One of the largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) stations in Japan is to be built in Naraha Town, Fukushima Prefecture, south of TEPCO’s …
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