First designation as an offshore wind power generation promotion area Offshore Nagasaki Goto City December 27 18:25
Regarding offshore wind power generation, which is expected to spread as a renewable energy but is spreading in Japan, the government has designated offshore Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture as the first nationwide promotion area based on law, and hopes to generate power in the future We will be recruiting businesses.
Offshore wind power generation is characterized by stable power generation using larger facilities than onshore, but Japan is less popular than Europe and other countries.
For this reason, in order to spread offshore wind power generation in Japan, the government has set four promising offshore wind power generation promotion sites nationwide in July, such as off Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture and off Yurihonjo City in Akita Prefecture. I chose to
On the 27th, more than 2,700 hectares of waters off Goto City was designated for the first time as a priority development area.
The government will recruit companies that wish to have a power generation project as early as this year, as specified by the wind conditions being suitable for offshore wind power generation and coordination with stakeholders such as local fishermen. I'm going to Selected operators will be able to generate electricity in this area for up to 30 years.
The government plans to designate other candidate sites one by one according to the coordination with local stakeholders.