What is conversion from FIT to FIP?
FIP conversion of FIT power sources (so-called FIP formation) has become a hot topic. FIP conversion is an eco …
Category: Power System
Electric Power System Reform Why Did It Fail?
Electricity supply concerns are increasing. Supply reserve ratio for this winter is forecast to be negative (v …
What is Pool System?
Since the tight supply and demand in the winter of 2020, there has been active debate that a pool system shoul …
Distributed Grid
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is compiling the contents of each committee toward the revision of …
Capacity market in 2024 settled at 14,137 yen
On September 14, the OCCTO announced that the contract price of the capacity market in 2024 was 14,137 yen / k …
Abolition of inefficient coal fired power plants
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Mr Kajiyama announced on July 3rd the fade-out of inefficient coal-fi …
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Revision of Electricity Business Act 2020 No3(Delivery Information)
This time, let’s look at the delivery information (more specifically, the 30-minute data of a smart mete …
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Revision of Electricity Business Act 2020 No2(Tariff)
Let’s take a look at Tariff regulation this time. An upper limit on revenue (so-called revenue cap metho …
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Revision of Electricity Business Act 2020 No1(OCCTO)
A proposal to amend the Electricity Business Act will be submitted to this ordinary Diet. The bill will be a r …
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Sales Issue of TEPCO EP
2020 is expected to be the year when TEPCO Energy Partner (TEPCO EP)’s management issues will begin to t …
Distribution Grid, What is real Target?
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI) is compiling the details of each committee’s review fo …
How to make use of Power Futures
On September 17, 2019, the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) commenced test listing of power futures products, …
Price outlook for Base Load Market
Base load market is due to open. The opening of the baseload market is finally approaching. From July 2019, th …
What is an indirect auction
Non-fossil market, base load market, capacity market, supply and demand adjustment market, indirect power tran …
Grid separation and executive personnel
Director personnel of Tokyo Electric Power Holdings (HD) attracts attention from the power industry. President …
JERA Human Resource Group Manager
A tragedy occurred in late April. The following points are considered as background: From April 2019, thermal …
Abolition of general collateral A new power restructuring mechanism
Enforcement of the revised Electricity Business Law will be in its third phase in April 2020, and Grid separat …
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Depression of Capacity Market
Japan’s electric power system reforms are heading towards maximizing market mechanisms. They are trying …
JERA Overture for Reorganization
Tokyo and Chubu Electric Power will consolidate existing thermal power plants into JERA in April 2019. A therm …
Blackout in Hokkaido(3)
On the 25th of October, Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators(OCCTO) summariz …