Present Status and Promotion Measures for the introduction of Renewable Energy in Japan

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) hereby reports the present status and promotion measures for the introduction of Renewable Energy in Japan. (September 2011).

Press Releases

• State Minister Nakatani Holds Meetings with Ministers and Officials from Various Countries (September 27, 2022)
• Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation (August 25, 2022)
• Plan for Public Tender for Occupancy for the Offshore Wind Power Generation Project in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture Has Been Certified (April 26, 2022)
• State Minister Hosoda Receives Courtesy Call from Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (April 11, 2022)
• State Minister Hosoda Attends 12th Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly (January 17, 2022)
• State Minister Ishii Attends the 22nd Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (October 28, 2021)
• Call Starts for Applicants for "Cost Reductions for Offshore Wind Power Generation" Projects (October 1, 2021)
• Call Starts for Applicants for Next-Generation Solar Cell Development Projects (October 1, 2021)
• R&D and Social Implementation Plan Formulated for "Next-Generation Solar Cell Development" Projects (October 1, 2021)
• R&D and Public Implementation Plan Formulated for "Cost Reductions for Offshore Wind Power Generation" Projects (October 1, 2021)
• Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation (August 11, 2021)
• Japanese Airlines Fly with Domestically Produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) (June 18, 2021)
• Selection of Operators for the Offshore Wind Power Generation Project off Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture (June 11, 2021)
• State Minister Ejima Attends the 21st Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (May 26, 2021)
• State Minister Ejima Signs MOC on Hydrogen with H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE (April 9, 2021)
• Series of Meetings on FY2020 Platform for Distributed Energy Systems to be Held (January 26, 2021)
• FY2020 Study Group on Ideal Approaches to Assessment of Environmental Impacts for Appropriate Introduction of Renewable Energy to Hold its First Meeting (January 19, 2021)
• METI State Minister Ejima Attends Eleventh Session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly (January 19, 2021)
• METI State Minister Nagasaka Attends the Second Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables (October 28, 2020)
• Sea Areas as Project Target Areas Designated under the Act on Promoting the Utilization of Sea Areas for the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Power Generation Facilities (July 21, 2020)
• First Meeting of Public-Private Council on Enhancement of Industrial Competitiveness for Offshore Wind Power Generation to be Held (July 9, 2020)
• FY2020 Promising Sea Areas and Sites Selected for Future Designation of Project Target Areas (July 3, 2020)
• Guidelines Established for Public Tender for Occupancy of the Area Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, which was Designated as a Project Target Area (Start of Call for Applicants for Project Operators) (June 24, 2020)
• Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation (June 16, 2020)
• Guidelines for Energy Resource Aggregation Business Revised (June 2, 2020)
• Area Offshore Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Designated for Power Generating Project (December 27, 2019)
• Twenty-four Successful Applicants for the FY2019 Research Project for Developing Resources for Geothermal Power Generation Announced (December 25, 2019)
• Public Notice and Inspection Regarding Plans for Offshore Power Generation in Nagasaki Prefecture (December 6, 2019)
• FIT-Based Contracts between Household Consumers and Electricity Companies Start to Expire Sequentially (November 1, 2019)
• The First Meeting on the Platform for Distributed Energy Systems to be Held (October 21, 2019)
• Two Bodies Inaugurated: Subcommittee on System Reform for Renewable Energy as Main Power Source and Subcommittee for Sustainable Power Systems (August 27, 2019)
• Promising Sea Areas and Sites Selected for Targeted Promotion (July 30, 2019)
• Guidelines for Energy Resource Aggregation Business Revised (April 1, 2019)
• Cabinet Orders concerning the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas in Development of Power Generation Facilities Using Maritime Renewable Energy Resources Approved (March 15, 2019)

Reference

The framework of the Japan’s feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy (August 2010)

On the basis of the study results by the “Project Team on Japan’s Feed-in Tariff Scheme”, which was established in November 2009, the Ministry of Trade, Economy and Industry (METI) drew up the framework (basic idea) of the Japan’s feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy. This material was studied at the fifth meeting of the above project team held on July 23, 2010 and corrected with taking into consideration the opinions of knowledgeable people.

• “Design of the Japanese feed-in-tariff scheme” for the achievement of low carbon society as well as new economic growth(PDF:245KB)
• Preparations for the Introduction of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for Renewable Energy (Reference Materials)(PDF:285KB)

• General information (draft)
  -Call for public comments about potential scenarios of feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy-
• Consideration of a scheme for the Japan's FIT
• The Excess Electricity Purchasing Scheme for Photovoltaic Power

Present Status and Promotion Measures for the introduction of Renewable Energy in Japan

• Importance of Renewable Energy
• Prospect of Introduction of Renewable Energy
• Worldwide Promotion Measures for Renewable Energy Introduction

Japan’s Promotion Measures for Renewable Energy Introduction

1. Subsidies/Taxation
2. RPS
3. The New Buyback Program for Photovoltaic Generation
4. The New Buyback Program for PV Generation /Costs to electricity users

Status by Energy Source

• Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation
• Wind Power Generation
• Biomass Power Generation
• Hydroelectric Power Generation
• Geothermal Power Generation