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02/28/2020

Everything You Need to Know about the Japanese Electricity Grid

Historic factors and the fact that Japan is an archipelago consisting of four main islands and hundreds of smaller ones have contributed to what has become an unusual power grid considerably different from other developed countries. Not only is the country’s grid divided into ten physically separate zones, but it’s also divided into two areas […]

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02/13/2020

What Happened in the Japanese Energy Industry in 2019 and What Does It Mean for 2020?

With an imperial transition from Emperor Akihito to Emperor Naruhito, preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics being fully underway, and a number of violent typhoons hitting the country, 2019 has been a busy year for Japan overall. Causing long-lasting power outages, it is the last of those – combined with several important changes in the […]

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