Japan juggles Mitsubishi dilemma as rival offshore wind developers call for 'fairness'

Government considering retroactive help for industrial conglomerate that won first tender for wind at sea but was hit by price pressures

The 112MW Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind farm is still an outlier for a nation with ambitions to build up to 45GW of capacity by 2040 — The 112MW Ishikari Bay New Port offshore wind farm is still an outlier for a nation with ambitions to build up to 45GW of capacity by 2040Photo: JERA

Gareth Chetwynd

Senior Correspondent

Published 2 July 2025, 02:02Updated 2 July 2025, 06:05

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