Further Details of the FIP System
Other Matters Addressed in the Draft Ordinances
Future Outlook
In the upcoming fiscal years, we will see the implementation of critical changes to the REA, which has been amended by the “Act to Partially Amend the Electricity Business Act and Other Acts in Order to Establish a Resilient and Sustainable Electricity Supply System,” promulgated on June 12, 2020 (Act No. 49 of 2020; the “
Energy Resiliency Act”). In particular, the introduction as of April 1, 2022 of a new (1) FIP system, (2)decommissioning cost reserve scheme, and (3) nullification rule will have a significant effect on Japan’s renewable energy industry (
see item 1 of Japan Renewable Alert 51), and a draft of the METI ordinance (