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Japan strengthens local offshore renewables market with coastal waters law
Japan strengthens local offshore renewables market with coastal waters law
It assigns property management laws to the general waters in Japan’s coastal areas.
Germany's RWE eyes expansion to Japan's offshore wind market
It wants to expand its total capacity of 2.5GW.
TEPCO greenlights reboot funding for 1,100MW nuclear plant
Safety upgrades are expected to be complete by March 2021.
Japan on track to secure stable electric supply for winter
126,880MW of thermal energy will be available in January 2020.
JAPC to get $3.22b to reboot nuclear plant near Tokyo
80% of the funds will come from TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power.
Total builds third solar plant in Japan
The 52MWp solar park in Miyagi prefecture is its biggest yet.
JERA buys 22% stake in Bangladesh's Summit Power for $330m
JERA will get its hands on 1,941MW of Summit’s assets.
Japan risks $71b of stranded power assets over coal push
The country still has 11GW of under-construction coal capacity.
$5b of Japanese megabank loans flow into Asian coal projects: report
Majority of the loans are financing coal projects in India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Japan kick-starts electricity futures trading
But it got off to a quiet start with low trading volume as crude oil prices shot upwards.
Kyushu Electric Power to decommission Genkai-2 Nuclear Power Plant
The company also seeks to revise the decommissioning plan for Genkai-1.
TEPCO struggles to revive electricity after typhoon
Two people had died because of the lack of power.
TEPCO to decommission Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor
It presented a basic approach related to decommissioning Units 1-5.
TEPCO, Chubu, Hitachi, and Toshiba seek nuclear business tieup
They aim to improve safety and economic viability of boiling water reactor business.
TEPCO to form new entity for renewables business
It will develop projects of 6 to 7 million kW within and outside Japan.
Tohoku Electric Power seeks to decommission Onagawa-1
Dismantling waste is expected to cost $380m.
Japan selects 11 offshore wind areas for development
Four will immediately be prepared for wind and geological surveys.