Japan's largest-scale offshore wind farmbegins commercial operation With the aim of "ALL JAPAN" to achieve 60% local procurement by 2040

One of Japan's largest offshore wind farms has started commercial operation in the prefecture of Hokkaido. Tokyo-based renewable energy company Green Power Investment built the facility in Ishikari Bay, off the coast of western Hokkaido. It has 14 turbines, each of which is 196 meters tall. The wind farm started commercial operation at the start of the year. The facility is estimated to be able to provide electricity for up to 83,000 households. The power will be sold to a local utility company. There are also plans to use the electricity to produce hydrogen, a next-generation power source.

Last year, Jera, and IT giant NTT jointly acquired Green Power Investment. The acquisition cost about 300 billion yen, near 2.1 billion dollars. It was the most ever paid to acquire a renewable energy firm in Japan. Jera will be primarily responsible for operations.

With the aim of "ALL JAPAN", the project uses domestic components in addition to wind turbines to achieve the Japanese government's target of 60% local procurement by 2040.

Reference:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240102_02/
https://greenpower.co.jp/2023/11/16/pressrelease_ishikari_offshore/