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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
June 2025 Monthly Newsletter
Decarbonization
July 2, 2025
The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a weather information agency of the European Union, announced that the global average...
Turning Up the Heat: Japan’s Sweltering June 2025
未分類
June 29, 2025
This article was co-produced by Shulman Advisory and Atmospheric G2. Drawing on our combined expertise in power markets and weather analysis, we assess Japan’s June...
EEX to Introduce Daily Futures Contracts for Kansai Area
Electricity
June 28, 2025
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...
New 150MW BESS Station to Be Built Near Site of Fukushima Nuclear Plant
BESS
June 20, 2025
One of the largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) stations in Japan is to be built in Naraha Town, Fukushima Prefecture, south of TEPCO’s …...
OCCTO Publishes Data on Retailers’ Spot Market Dependency
Electricity
June 15, 2025
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...
New Rules on Bidding Price in the Balancing Market
Balancing Market
June 9, 2025
The Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission, a body under the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, established to monitor markets and promote fair competition,...
Hot Grid Summer: Forecasting and Navigating Japan’s Power Markets in Summer 2025
Weather Forecast
June 4, 2025
Weathering the Storm: Weather Forecasting and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Japan’s Changing Climate This article was co-produced by Shulman Advisory and Atmospheric G2. Here,...
May 2025 Monthly Newsletter
Decarbonization
June 2, 2025
June 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market After a cool pleasant April, the southern Kyushu region quickly saw the onset...
METI to Tighten Green Housing Standards
Green Housing
May 25, 2025
METI announced its intention to revise the definition of ZEH (net Zero Energy Houses) at an expert meeting. The revised standards will align with the...
Second Round of LTDA Sees Rising Interest From BESS Operators
BESS
May 20, 2025
The Organization for Cross Regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) announced the results of the FY2024’s second round of the Long-term Decarbonization Auction (LTDA). The...
Japanese Wind Power Sector Adds Record Capacity in 2024
Wind/Offshore Wind
May 12, 2025
According to the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA), new wind installations in 2024 totaled a record 0.66 GW, overtaking the previous record in 2020 and...
April 2025 Monthly Newsletter: The Latest News In The Japanese Power Market
Decarbonization
May 5, 2025
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”,...