There have been significant changes from the discussions we outlined in our Japan Renewable Alert 42 regarding the introduction of the generation charge (we referred to generation charge as “producer-side base charge...more
The Nullification Rule and the Feed-in Premium (FIP) system, which will have significant impact on Japan’s renewable market, have recently received further clarification. Both instruments, as reported in our Japan Renewable...more
METI’s Measures for Nonoperating Projects Now Open for Public Comments -
On September 7, 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) announced the draft outline of the amendments to regulations regarding...more
On April 1, the first day of the new fiscal year in Japan, many amendments to laws and regulations become effective and administrative interpretations and standards were revised; renewable energy laws and regulations are no...more
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI") is currently discussing the details of producer-side base charges that will be implemented in the near future. METI's advisory panel (Subcommittee on the Large-volume...more
On December 5, 2018, METI announced its "New Measures for Non Operational PV Projects under the FIT Scheme (Outline of Revisions)" to revise proposals it presented in October 2018 regarding new rules to substantially cut...more
On October 22, 2018, METI announced a call for public comment on ordinances partially amending the FIT regulations. This is in relation to a meeting held on October 15, 2018 by METI's Subcommittee on Renewable Energy...more
METI recently released an outline of proposed ordinances partially amending the FIT Act and is currently accepting public comment. The following items are of particular interest....more
A FIT facilities approval (setsubi nintei) under the old FIT Act may be deemed as a FIT business plan approval (jigyo nintei) subject to certain conditions under the new FIT Act. However, in order to complete the transition...more
On July 6, 2017, METI and the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy released proposals for revision of laws and ordinances related to long-speculated restrictions on overloading (kasekisai).
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