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) …
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Publication date: Sept 4, 2026 ENEOS 431 MW Negishi Plant Closure Highlights Challenge of Replacing Thermal Plants According to Bloomberg, ENEOS Holdings will permanently close its 431 MW oil-fired integrated gasification combined-cycle plant at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama on September 1, citing JEPX data published a year ago. An ENEOS spokesperson confirmed the closure …
Publication date: June 2, 2026 BESS Integration Accelerates Across FIP Renewables and Thermal Power Plants As the global energy crisis persists and Japan faces growing pressure to balance its carbon-neutral agenda with energy supply security, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly being deployed not only alongside renewable energy assets, but also at conventional power …
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