{"id":176272,"date":"2026-03-03T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=176272&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:58:00","slug":"kitakyushu-offshore-wind-farm-starts-operations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-offshore-wind-farm-starts-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Offshore Wind Farm Starts Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s largest offshore wind farm began commercial operations on March 2 off the coast of Hibikinada in Kitakyushu. Operated by Hibiki Wind Energy and backed by J-Power and Kyuden Mirai Energy, the project comprises 25 fixed-bottom turbines, each generating 9,600 kilowatts, for a total capacity of 220,000 kilowatts. Annual output is estimated at 500 million kilowatt-hours, enough to supply approximately 170,000 households\u2014about 40% of Kitakyushu\u2019s homes. Construction began three years ago and installation was completed in August 2025. Electricity will be distributed to general consumers through a Kyushu Electric Power subsidiary. The launch comes as Japan seeks to expand offshore wind power despite rising material and construction costs affecting projects elsewhere. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nb-5010032197\" target=\"_blank\">NHK News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnn.jp\/articles\/-\/1009035\" target=\"_blank\">FNN<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC257FZ0V20C26A2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_wind-power-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_wind-power-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_wind-power-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_wind-power-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fnn_wind-power-kitakyushu_2026_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Fukuoka Now (for image purpose only)<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s largest offshore wind farm began commercial operations on March 2 off the coast of Hibikinada in Kitakyushu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176272","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-business","news-category-environment","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/176272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}