Japan selects three consortia in offshore wind auction
21 December 2023
The Japanese Government has selected three consortia led by JERA, Sumitomo and RWE in the country’s latest offshore wind auction.
JERA and its partners Electric Power Development, Tohoku Electric Power and Itochu have been awarded a site offshore the cities of Oga, Katagami and Akita in the Akita prefecture.
The partners intend to build an offshore wind facility with 315MW of capacity, which will come online in June 2028.
The Sumitomo-led consortium, which includes TEPCO Renewable Power, has also secured an offshore wind development site offshore Enoshima Island and the city of Saikai in the Nagasaki prefecture.
The consortium will build a 420MW project, expected to be operational by August 2029.
Sumitomo intends to engage Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumco as the offtakers for the green electricity generated by the project.
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