Shulman Advisory

Japan Data Center Update 27: Data Center Decentralization Drives Nationwide Grid Investment

Publication date: July 21, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 27: Data Center Decentralization Drives Nationwide Grid Investment Japan’s major utilities to add 15 GW of substation capacity amid data center demand growth Eight major utilities, including TEPCO, will strengthen transmission infrastructure by constructing or expanding substations at 30 locations nationwide to accommodate growing data center …

METI Outlines Plan to Replace Up to 14 Nuclear Reactors by the 2050s

Publication date: June 23, 2026 METI Outlines Plan to Replace Up to 14 Nuclear Reactors by the 2050s The advisory body meeting of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has revealed a target to replace up to five nuclear reactors by the 2040s and a total of 11 to 14 reactors by the …