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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
Year in review 2025 (Dec 2025)
Electricity
December 22, 2025
Year in review 2025 (Dec 2025) Policy Proposed advanced procurement and Mid-Long Term Market to reshape retailer risk In July, METI’s Working Group proposed...
PowerX to List on TSE Growth Market as Domestic BESS Market Expands
BESS
December 22, 2025
PowerX has received approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and will list on the TSE Growth Market on December 19. Founded in March 2021,...
Japan’s BESS Moment: Strategic Opportunity or Speculative Trap?
BESS
December 17, 2025
Japan’s BESS Moment: Strategic Opportunity or Speculative Trap? Why international developers need more than optimism to navigate Japan’s battery storage gold rush. — Professor...
Tightening Balancing Market Design Could Reshape BESS Strategies
BESS
December 17, 2025
At a recent expert meeting held in late October 2025, METI proposed two changes for Primary Reserve (FCR) and Secondary Reserve I (S-FRR) in...
Prices Hit Cap in Second FY2025 NFC Auction as Non-FIT Volumes Rise
Electricity
December 9, 2025
The Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) has released the results of the second-round of the Non-Fossil Value Trading Market (or Non-Fossil Certificate (NFC) Auction)...
The Role of LNG in Japan’s Energy Transition and Upcoming GX-ETS Impacts
Energy
December 1, 2025
Despite the Japanese government’s recent push to significantly increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix, Japan still relies heavily on thermal...
Japan Revises Offshore Wind Auction Rules Ahead of First Round Re-Auction
Wind/Offshore Wind
December 1, 2025
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) jointly held an expert meeting to...
Government Details Tender Process for Selecting GX Data-Center Clusters
Data-Center
November 22, 2025
The Working Group (WG) of Public-Private Advisory Council on Watt-Bit, which focuses on effective coordination between power and telecommunication, has outlined the details for...
Japan Outlines 2050 Roadmap for Introducing Next-Generation Geothermal
Geothermal
November 17, 2025
The public-private council on next-generation geothermal power has finalized a 2050 roadmap to introduce the technology, with the roll out beginning in 2030. The plan...
Rethinking Renewable Procurement: How GHG Protocol Reforms May Reshape Japan’s Corporate Market
Renewable
November 14, 2025
Corporate decarbonization reporting is about to change. The next revision of the GHG Protocol will reshape how organizations measure and verify their Scope 2 electricity...
Japan Seeks to Balance Renewable Growth With Environmental and Regional Considerations
Renewable
November 10, 2025
According to a report by Fuji Keizai, Japan’s domestic green electricity retail market is projected to reach around JPY 4.8 trillion in FY2040, 6.9 times...
Japanese Government’s Growing Leadership Role in the Offshore Wind Market
Wind/Offshore Wind
November 3, 2025
Offshore wind power in Japan made headlines this summer when Mitsubishi Corporation announced its withdrawal from 1.7 GW of projects awarded in the first offshore...