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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’s Nuclear Revival Faces Four Major Hurdles
Nuclear
July 1, 2026
Key Takeaways Japan has set concrete targets for its nuclear power policy, but its nuclear revival faces four major challenges: nuclear waste management, gaining...
Japan to Update Battery Industry Strategy With New Targets and Timelines
Energy
June 30, 2026
Amid a global oversupply of batteries, Japan aims to differentiate its domestic production by focusing on high-value-added areas such as performance and safety, alongside next...
Japan Data Center Update 24: Operational Innovation and Efficiency Move Up Japan’s Data Center Agenda
Data-Center
June 30, 2026
NTT Data to leverage data center UPS as flexibility for the balancing market NTT Data announced that it will provide power from uninterruptible power...
Japan Data Center Update 23: Data Center Development Moves Toward 24/7 Clean Power and BESS Integration
Data-Center
June 23, 2026
Japan’s 24/7 CFE market forecast to reach 62.72 TWh by FY2040, driven by data center growth Fuji Keizai has released the results of its...
METI Outlines Plan to Replace Up to 14 Nuclear Reactors by the 2050s
Nuclear
June 23, 2026
The advisory body meeting of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has revealed a target to replace up to five nuclear reactors by...
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...