In November 2020, the first offshore wind power tender（the so-called Round 1）, to which the Renewable Energy Sea Area Utilization Act applies, was conducted in four sea areas across the country. Among the four areas, a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation won the bidding for three sites. Two were off the coast of Noshiro City and Yurihonjo City（in which our company, Venti Japan is a member of the consortium）in Akita Prefecture and one was off the coast of Choshi City in Chiba Prefecture. This result caused a stir when it was released. Following Round 1, the government designated another four sea areas for the second major tender, two of which are Happo-Noshiro coast and Oga-Katagami-Akita coast in Akita Prefecture. The biddings were closed and now under review.
In addition, the first large-scale offshore wind power plant built in the ports of Akita and Noshiro started commercial operation in December 2022 and January 2023, respectively. So far, Akita Prefecture has been competing with Aomori Prefecture for the top spot in the field of onshore wind power, but has now taken a significant lead in offshore wind power, making it the largest wind power generation region in Japan. In this presentation, I would like to talk about how Akita’ s wind power generation industry has developed and what can be expected from wind power generation from the perspective of a local wind power developer.
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