Three major Japanese power companies are involved in the offshore wind power business

On July 27, three major Japanese power companies, Kansai Electric Power Company, Chubu Electric Power Company, and Tohoku Electric Power Company, announced that they would participate in Marubeni's offshore wind power project
.
The amount of the contribution has not been disclosed
.
It is believed that the three companies may explore the possibility of conducting on-site investigations at present, and then judge whether to participate in the construction and operation
of the project based on the results of the investigation.

The three companies will participate in the Akita offshore wind power project
of SPC, which Marubeni established in April.
The project plans to install 145,000 kilowatts of implanted offshore wind power generation equipment
at the Akita and Noshiro ports.
If the project is operationalized, it is expected to start operation in 2020 and will generate electricity for 20 years
.

Three power companies have already started operating onshore wind projects and do not yet own offshore wind projects
.