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Understanding Japan’s Capacity Market and the LTDA Framework

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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METI to Mandate Retailers to Secure Part of Supply Volume (kWh) From Three Years Ahead

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 …

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Kansai EPCo and TEPCO Invest in Transmission Assets to Meet Data Center Demand

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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Target Procurement Volume Increases for Next Capacity Market Auction (FY2029)

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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June 2025 Monthly Newsletter

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 …

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OCCTO Publishes Data on Retailers’ Spot Market Dependency

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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April 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market

Publication date: May 5, 2025 April 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market April 2025 Monthly Newsletter On April 13, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai was officially inaugurated. At the Japan Pavilion, hosted by the Japanese government, the theme is “circularity”, exemplified by a functioning biogas power system that converts waste produced at the venue into …

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Renewable Energy Levy Increases to JPY 3.98 per kWh

Publication date: April 6, 2025. Renewable Energy Levy Increases to JPY 3.98 per kWh Renewable Energy Levy Increases to JPY 3.98 per kWh The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that the renewable energy levy for FY2025, imposed on electricity prices under the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) and Feed-in-Premium (FIP) schemes, will increase by JPY …

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March 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market

Publication date: April 2, 2025 March 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market March 2025 Monthly Newsletter On March 11, it will be 14 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The government continues to push ahead with the restart of nuclear power plants, and this trend is expected to continue in …

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