Developers of newly planned utility-scale solar and wind projects will not be able to apply for grid access on Kyushu until further notice, but Kyushu Electric will continue to accept grid-access applications for residential PV systems below 50kW in size, the utility said in an online statement.
The move dashes perceptions among some renewables developers that the island’s grid is less congested than in other parts of Japan, particularly on the northern island of Hokkaido — where the government is funding the expansion of the regional grid and the development of storage batteries.
