Electricity News in Japan
| 12/23/2024 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) and Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (“Toho Gas”) hereby announce that they have decided to invest in the Chita Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8 Construction Plan*1 that JERA has been pur... |
| 12/10/2024 - Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President
and CEO: Hitoshi Kanno; “J-POWER”) has initiated commercial operation of the
Ogamigo Hydroelectric Power Station in S... |
| 11/28/2024 - Shizen Connect Inc. ( Shizen Connect), a VPP*1 platform developer, is pleased to announce that its Equipment Control Demand Response Service, which supports electricity retailers in low-voltage VPP op... |
| 11/28/2024 - AIN Holdings Inc. (“AIN”) and JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) subsidiary JERA Cross Inc. (“JERA Cross”) hereby announce that they will begin, on 1 December 2024, introducing electricity to AIN Group pharmacie... |
| 11/27/2024 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has, based on this winter’s electricity supply-demand outlook, drawn up measures to address the heavy-load winter season (December 2024–March 2025). Held on 29 ... |
| 11/26/2024 - Following discussions between Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (“Tokyo Metro”), JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”), and JERA subsidiary JERA Cross Inc. (“JERA Cross”) aimed at achieving zero emissions, Tokyo Metro and JERA... |
| 11/20/2024 - Eurus Technical Service Corporation (“Eurus Technical Service”), a group company of Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (“Eurus Energy”), announced that it has begun offering a 24-hour manned monitoring... |
| 10/28/2024 - Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER, headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President
and CEO: Hitoshi Kanno) announced the completion of the modernization (renovation) of the
main equipment for... |
| 10/17/2024 - Setagaya City (“Setagaya”), JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”), JERA Cross Inc. (“JERA Cross”), TRENDE Inc. (TRENDE), Alternative Technology & Products, Inc. (“Alternative Technology & Products”), and the School... |
| 10/17/2024 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”), pursuant to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act and the Electricity Business Act, has today submitted the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment for the Chita Thermal Power... |
| 10/10/2024 - • Technology to support transition to net zero carbon emissions and lower electricity bills • Nissan first automotive brand to achieve grid certification for AC-based solution in UK • V2G la... |
| 10/8/2024 - • Three GE Vernova 7HA.03 gas turbines to be installed at The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated in Osaka, Japan • Replacement of aging conventional LNG power generation assets (consisti... |
| 9/26/2024 - Shizen Connect Inc.(Shizen Connect), a VPP*1 platform developer, announces that its Equipment Control DR Support Service, which supports the low-voltage VPP operations of electricity retailers, has be... |
| 9/5/2024 - DENSO Corporation will start inverter production at DENSO Fukushima Co., Ltd., to reinforce its manufacturing capability in Japan and enhance the DENSO Group's competitiveness in the electrification f... |
| 9/3/2024 - JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) hereby announces that it has compiled measures to prevent a reoccurrence of the fire that occurred at Taketoyo Thermal Power Station on 31 January. At the third... |
Completion of Earthquake Recovery Work for Flue Gas Desulfurization Unit for Nanao-Ota Thermal Plant
| 8/14/2024 - Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) received an emergency request from Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Hokuriku Electric Power) for earthquake restoration work for a flue gas desulfurization unit at thei... |
| 8/1/2024 - JERA Co., Inc, ENEOS Power Corporation, and Kyushu Electric Power Company, through Goi United Generation LLC, have been moving forward with replacement work at Goi Thermal Power Station. We hereby ann... |
| 7/24/2024 - In 2021, Aiko introduced its first ABC (All-Black Contact) cell with no front grid lines, marking the dawn of a new era in monocrystalline silicon technology. By 2023, AIKO Zhuhai had launc... |
| 6/27/2024 - Researchers from the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) have developed a thermoelectric generator that can use both radiative cooling and solar heating to produce electricity, ope... |
| 6/25/2024 - JERA Co. Inc. hereby announces that its subsidiary JERA Cross has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with Flexidao, a Barcelona-based company providing organizations with the tools to master ... |
