Japan picks consortium led by Toda to build Goto offshore wind farm
11/06/2021 11:28
TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - Japan's industry ministry said on
Friday it had chosen a consortium of six companies led by Toda
Corporation to build the 16.8 megawatts (MW) Goto floating
offshore wind farm in Nagasaki, southern Japan, in an auction.
The consortium is the first winner of government auctions
for new offshore wind power projects under a new law to promote
the sector as Japan aims to boost renewable power capacity to
help it achieve its 2050 goal of becoming carbon neutral.
Other members of the consortium are Eneos Corp, a unit of
Eneos Holdings Inc 5020.T , Osaka Gas Co Ltd 9532.T , Inpex
Corp 1605.T , Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 9503.T and Chubu
Electric Power Co Inc 9502.T .
There were no other bidders, the ministry said in a
statement, adding that the consortium's proposal met all the
criteria.
The ministry launched the tender for the Goto project in
June last year and closed it in December.
A number of companies, including big foreign wind power
firms, are keen to enter Japan's market as it plans to install
up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2030, and
30 GW to 45 GW by 2040. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IV0CW
The Goto project did not attract more than one bidder as it
was small and a floating wind project, but all eyes are on the
next three projects - two in Akita, northern Japan, and one in
Chiba, near Tokyo.
The result of those auctions are expected to be announced
around November. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2G61Z8 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2DA2E3 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2BB2NG
Governments worldwide are expected to offer a record number
of tenders for offshore wind sites and capacity this year, with
more than 30 GW on the block, as more and more countries roll
out plans to boost wind power in an effort to reduce carbon
footprints. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2LO55J
(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi
Editing by Robert Birsel)
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