Wpd Commissions First Onshore Wind Farm in Japan

Bremen/Shizuoka – Bremen-based wind and solar park developer Wpd has successfully completed its first onshore wind project in Japan. The Higashi Izu Furusato wind farm in Shizuoka Prefecture has been in commercial operation since 1 June 2026, on schedule and within budget.

Japan's energy policy focuses primarily on wind and solar energy to expand renewable generation. Projects such as the Higashi Izu Furusato wind farm connect local renewable electricity generation with corporate demand, while demonstrating the growing importance of long-term power purchase agreements (Corporate PPAs) for the energy transition.

Milestone: Wpd's First Onshore Wind Project in Japan

The Higashi Izu Furusato wind farm was developed by Higashi Izu Wind Power Godo Kaisha, a joint venture between Wpd and the GPSS Group. The project is located on a ridge of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 120 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.

The wind farm has an installed capacity of 7.48 MW and consists of three wind turbines manufactured by Enercon. Given the challenging terrain, construction required specialised machinery and equipment designed for steep slopes, supplied by installation company Achiha Co., Ltd.

Power Purchase Agreement With Japanese Real Estate Company – Growing Importance of CPPAs

The generated wind power is supplied to Nomura Real Estate Development via a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) through electricity supplier NF Power Services Co., Ltd. (NFPS). The company intends to use the green electricity to power its new headquarters in Tokyo, supporting its decarbonisation targets.

"We are delighted and proud that with the commissioning of the Higashi Izu project, not only the first project for wpd in Japan, but also the first project with an Asian wpd collaboration has been successfully realised," said Björn Nullmeyer, CFO of Wpd. "Our special thanks go to all the project partners involved and to our teams. For us, this is a further consistent step, alongside our large IPP portfolio in Taiwan, to keenly expand our APAC activities."

Wind Energy in Japan

Japan's energy market is effectively isolated due to its island geography, with no international cross-border electricity grid. The country therefore relies on domestic power generation and energy imports. Expanding renewable energy plays a central role in Japanese energy policy, aimed at advancing decarbonisation and reducing dependence on fossil fuel imports.

Under the country's energy policy, the share of renewables in the electricity mix is targeted to reach 36 to 38 percent by 2030. Japan's long-term goal is a carbon-neutral energy supply by 2050.

Wind energy, alongside solar, plays a key role in this transition. According to the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA), Japan's installed wind capacity stood at approximately 6.4 GW at the end of 2025.

In addition to expanding onshore wind, Japan is increasingly focusing on offshore wind to complement limited onshore land availability. The country has set ambitious offshore wind targets, aiming for installed capacity of up to 10 GW by 2030 and up to 37 GW by 2050.

Source: IWR Online, Jun 06 2026