Shulman Advisory

New Power Traders Association to Make Policy Recommendations for the Planned Mid-Long-Term Market

Publication date: Sept 18, 2026  New Power Traders Association to Make Policy Recommendations for the Planned Mid-Long-Term Market More than 20 companies engaged in physical power trading in Japan have established the Japan Power Traders Association (JPTA) to provide practical industry input and policy recommendations on improving market design and trading rules. The voluntary association …

OCCTO Proposes New Supplementary Auction to Retain Aging Thermal Power Plants

Publication date: Sept 18, 2026  OCCTO Proposes New Supplementary Auction to Retain Aging Thermal Power Plants At an expert meeting, the Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) proposed introducing a new ‘supplementary auction’ in the capacity market to procure additional capacity one to three years before delivery, alongside the existing main auction (T-4) …