Japan declared a consortium led by Toda corporation the winner of its first offshore wind tender after a debut round in which there was only one entry.

The consortium was selected to build the 16.8MW Goto Islands floating wind project off Nagasaki prefecture, said the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Besides construction group Toda, other members of the consortium include oil companies Eneos and Inpex, Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric Power and Chubu Electric.