Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has approved a draft amendment to existing legislation to allow for the installation of offshore wind power in the country’s exclusive economic zones (EEZ). The new legislation would allow wind parks to be installed further out to sea from current territorial and internal waters, thus enabling the development of larger-scale project in Japan. The Japanese Government aims to pass the amended legislation during the country’s next parliamentary session, scheduled to end in June 2024.
Japan plans to commission 10 GW of new offshore wind capacity by 2030 and between 30 and 45 GW by 2040. The country plans to tender about 1 GW of offshore wind projects every year until 2030. As of end-2022, Japan only had 61 MW of operational offshore wind capacity. According to preliminary estimates, Japan surpassed 150 MW of offshore capacity in 2023.
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