Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) announced on Monday its plan to expand wind capacity to 140 GW by 2050 from less than 5 GW now to meet a third of the country’s electricity demand and help it hit its 2050 carbon neutrality target.
Offshore wind is a key element of Japan’s renewable energy expansion, but the progress has been slow and the government’s target of achieving up to 45 GW of offshore wind power by 2040 appears less ambitious than the new targets set by JWPA.
