Japan’s industry and land ministries have selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi, as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Akita, northern Japan, and Chiba, near Tokyo, they said recently.
The announcement is the second set of results of government auctions for offshore blocks under a new law to promote wind power as Japan aims to boost renewable power capacity to help achieve its 2050 goal of becoming carbon neutral.
The winner of the 391 megawatts (MW) wind farm off the coast of Choshi in Chiba is a consortium of Mitsubishi Corp Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Corp and C-Tech Corp, a subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power Co Inc.
Another consortium of the same three companies also won the 479 MW project off the coast of Noshiro, Mitane and Oga in Akita. A third consortium of the same three companies and Venti Japan Inc, Akita-based renewable energy firm, was selected for the 819 MW project off the coast of Yurihonjyo in Akita.
