Publication date: Aug 22, 2025 Japan Plans to Expand Data Centres Near Decarbonized Power Sources Japan Plans to Expand Data Centres Near Decarbonized Power Sources At a recent GX Industrial Location Working Group (WG), Japan’s government announced the selection criteria for public applications for “GX (Green Transformation) Strategic Areas,” which supports regions transitioning to a …
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Publication date: Aug 12, 2025 Hokkaido and Tohoku Increase Transmission Charges Amid Sluggish Power Demand Hokkaido and Tohoku Increase Transmission Charges Amid Sluggish Power Demand Due to sluggish electricity demand, Hokkaido Electric Power Network (PN) and Tohoku Electric Power Network (PN) have submitted a request to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to raise …
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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 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 15, 2025 OCCTO Publishes Data on Retailers’ Spot Market Dependency OCCTO Publishes Data on Retailers’ Spot Market Dependency The Organization for Cross Regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) has begun publishing data on electricity retailers’ dependency on the spot market. Contrary to large utility companies, many retailers in Japan own limited generation …
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Publication date: June 2, 2025 June 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market May 2025 Monthly Newsletter After a cool pleasant April, the southern Kyushu region quickly saw the onset of the rainy season in early May, and other regions are expected to follow in June as usual – bringing warmer …
