Electricity News in Japan
| 6/22/2022 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Chugoku Electric), which is based in Hiroshima, concluded a basic agreement under which all electricity consumed at MH... |
| 6/20/2022 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) was selected as successful among power generation company bidders at the public auction, conducted by general electricity transmission and distribution companies, to supply add... |
| 6/14/2022 - Kyushu Electric Power plans to withdraw from an LNG-fired power plant to be built in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Nikkei has learned. The power company, which serves western Japan, had planned to bui... |
| 4/11/2022 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has decided to resume operations at Sodegaura Thermal Power Station Unit 1 (the “Unit”), which is currently under a long-term planned shutdown, beginning in mid-April. ... |
| 4/1/2022 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has started boiler operation optimization using AI at Hekinan Thermal Power Station Unit 4. The Coordinated AI for Coal-Fired Plant Assisting Operator (“CaCaO”), s... |
| 3/24/2022 - In February 2022, NYK switched virtually all electricity at its head office in the Yusen Building to electricity derived from renewable energy sources. This switchover is expected to result in an annu... |
| 3/20/2022 - Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) announced that Fukushima Gas Power Co., Ltd. (FGP, 33% of our owned share) had resumed the operation of Fukushima Natural Gas Power Plant (hereinafter the... |
| 2/7/2022 - MARUNOUCHI DIRECT ACCESS Ltd., a joint venture between Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation, announces that the electric power supply for all of their data centers (hereinafter, DCs) h... |
| 1/21/2022 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the company invested in Bombora Wave Power Pty Ltd, which is the award-winning ocean energy company to further commercialize its wave energy converter "m... |
| 11/24/2021 - ? Participation by MHI, including Mitsubishi Power, and three Group companies: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Mitsubishi Electric, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Power Environmental Solutio... |
| 11/16/2021 - ? Refurbishment of stoker-type incinerators and related equipment will enhance combustion and operational stability, heat recovery, and power generation efficiency ? Five-year contract calls for... |
| 11/16/2021 - Enviva Partners, LP, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Tokyo-based utility Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (TYO:9513) (“J-Power”), have signed a me... |
| 10/14/2021 - CD Energy Direct Co., Ltd. (CD Energy), IRUMA GAS Co, Ltd. (IRUMA GAS), INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) and Toyo Asano Foundation Co., Ltd. (Toyo Asano) (the Investors) announced that Mizuhomachi Area Smart... |
| 9/22/2021 -
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) invested in startup E-ThermoGentek Co., Ltd., which possesses original thermoelectric power generation technology that converts heat to electricity, in August 2... |
| 8/3/2021 - Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) and GridBeyond are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in providing flexibility solutions for the Japanese electr... |
| 7/1/2021 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has, based on this summer’s electricity supply and demand outlook, drawn up measures to address supply and demand this summer that include the establishment of an Electricity S... |
| 9/8/2020 - Marubeni Corporation will make the electricity purchased at all domestic business locations to carbon neutral*1 from FY2021. Marubeni will additionally promote carbon neutral purchasing of electricity... |
| 8/31/2015 - Rakuten, Inc. and Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) entered into a business alliance agreement in the field of electricity retailing for the low-voltage users. ... |
