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Offshore Wind Worldwide 2023
It takes approximately ten months to collect
all the relevant information and complete
the procedures set out in these steps.
MLIT and METI designated the following
offshore areas of the following cities that
are as "areas to advance proceeding to the a
certain preparatory stage of preparation" –
meaning they may become promising zones
in the future – based on the opinions of
third-party committees2:
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(xi) sea area offshore the East side of Toyama Prefecture
1.3.3 Selection of operators by auction
In order to select a business operator by
public auction, a set of auction guidelines is
created that addresses matters relating to
(i) the evaluation standards, (ii) the power
facility’s output standards, (iii) participant
qualifications, (iv) base ports, (v) decommissioning and (vi) the term of the occupancy
permit (i.e., up to 30 years).
(i) sea area offshore Ishikari City, Hokkaido
(ii) sea area offshore Shimamaki, Hokkaido
(iii) sea area offshore Matsumae, Hokkaido
(iv) sea area offshore the Gan-u and Minamishiribeshi regions, Hokkaido
(v) sea area offshore Hiyama, Hokkaido
(vi) Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture
(vii) sea area offshore Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture
Brief explanations for each of these matters
can be found below.
(a) Evaluation standards
The single most important factor in
selecting a business operator is the
supply price, also referred to as the tariff.
In addition, the overall selection process
will, among other things, evaluate each
operator’s ability to (i) develop a project
that is beneficial to the local economy,
(ii) coordinate with local stakeholders
and (iii) finance, own, operate and maintain the project.
(viii) sea area offshore Awara City, Fukui
Prefecture
(ix) sea area offshore Hibikinada, Fukuoka
Prefecture
(x) sea area offshore Karatsu City, Saga
Prefecture
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https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2021/09/20210913004/20210913004.html
In evaluating each operator’s operational
capabilities, the government will consider its operational record, the feasibility
of its business plan, risk identification
and analysis, financial plan, capex plan
and operating budget, plan for speedy
recovery from disaster for the stable
supply of electricity and any other relevant criteria of similar nature.
In evaluating each business operator’s
