{"id":173699,"date":"2025-10-17T10:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173699&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:31:50","slug":"kyushu-honshu-power-link-expansion-to-boost-solar-use","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-honshu-power-link-expansion-to-boost-solar-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu\u2013Honshu Power Link Expansion to Boost Solar Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan\u2019s Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators has announced a project to expand the power transmission capacity between Kyushu and Honshu by about 30%. The plan includes installing a new undersea cable across the Kanmon Strait to better utilize Kyushu\u2019s abundant solar energy by sending excess power to Honshu, where demand is higher. The upgrade, estimated at nearly \u00a51 trillion including construction and maintenance, will be led by Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution and two partner firms, with operations set to begin in March 2039. Capacity will rise from 2.78 million kilowatts to about 3.8 million. The project will be funded by government subsidies and shared costs among major utilities, though consumer electricity rates may be affected. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.occto.or.jp\/kouikikeitou\/seibikeikaku\/kanmon\/20251015_sakutei.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan\u2019s Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_kanmonkaikyo-wikimedia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu\u2013Honshu Power Link Expansion to Boost Solar Use\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_kanmonkaikyo-wikimedia_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_kanmonkaikyo-wikimedia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_kanmonkaikyo-wikimedia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_kanmonkaikyo-wikimedia_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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