Goto City Offshore Wind Power Project

  • Renewable Energy (Solar farm and battery storage)
  • Japan
Contract area (block) Project status Venture company (established) Investors Generation capacity
Goto City Offshore Under construction INPEX CORPORATION
(Apr. 3, 2026)
  • INPEX
  • Toda
  • Japan Renewable Energy Corporation
  • OSAKA GAS
  • Kansai Electric Power
  • Chubu Electric Power
16.8MW

Project History

April 2022 First project in Japan to receive approval from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for public occupancy plan (for construction and operation of renewable energy facilities on public waters)
January 2026 Scheduled to commence commercial operations

INPEX is a participant in the Goto City Offshore Wind Power Project through its investment in Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC. The project, which targets the development of a floating offshore wind power generation facility, became the first project of its kind in Japan to receive approval for a public occupancy plan in April 2022. Following this, the project obtained the necessary permits and approvals for the installation of power generation facilities within the designated offshore area and is currently undergoing construction work with the aim of commencing operations in January 2026.