The Japanese power utility JERA has submitted a Primary Environmental Impact Consideration Document to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry for an up to 340 MW offshore wind project, located in the Akita prefecture (northern Japan). The project will be located off the coast of the municipalities of Oga, Katagami, and Akita, and will include up to 29 wind turbines, which will have an individual capacity ranging between 12 MW and 18 MW. The wind park will be installed across an area covering about 53.2 km2.
JERA believes that the favorable wind conditions and shallow seabed make the area suitable for the development of bottom-fixed offshore wind power generation. The utility has previously participated in offshore wind projects in the UK and Taiwan, and plans to apply its experience to the new project.
Japan aims to expand offshore wind energy capacity to 10 GW by 2030 and 30 to 45 GW by 2040. At the end of 2021, Japan only had 65 MW of offshore wind installed capacity (but more than 4 GW for onshore wind).
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