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title: "Akita Port Offshore Wind Farm"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-akita-port/
identifier: jp-akita-port
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Akita Port Offshore Wind Farm

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-akita-port/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) consortium: Marubeni, JERA, RWE.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Sea basin | Sea of Japan (East Sea) |
| Capacity | 55 MW |
| Turbines | 13 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Akita Offshore Wind Corporation |
| Coordinates | 39.7593, 140.0421 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2023 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2019-07-10 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2020-02-03 (achieved)
- **Construction start** — 2021 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2023 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: Japan FIT (20-year PPA with Tohoku Electric)


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- unknown, date not stated — https://aow.co.jp/en/project/
- unknown, date not stated — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/01/31/japans-first-commercial-scale-offshore-wind-farm-fully-up-and-running/
- Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, date not stated — https://aow.co.jp/en/company/
- Akita Offshore Wind, 2024 — https://aow.co.jp/en/company/
- Global Energy Monitor (GEM.wiki), 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Akita_Port_(Marubeni)_Offshore_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- Power Technology, 2023 — https://www.power-technology.com/projects/akita-noshiro-offshore-wind-farm-project/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S order announcement), 2020-03-19 — https://www.mhi.com/jp/news/20031903.html
- Akita Prefecture (秋田県), 2026-02-10 — https://www.pref.akita.lg.jp/pages/archive/9913
- Marubeni Corporation, 2020-02-03 — https://www.marubeni.com/en/news/2020/release/20200203E.pdf
- Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (秋田洋上風力発電株式会社), 2026-10-12 — https://aow.co.jp/jp/eventa/pro4_list.html
- Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI (資源エネルギー庁), 2026-08-31 — https://www.fit-portal.go.jp/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?retURL=%2Fapex%2FPublicInfo&file=00PhA0000013TxlUAE

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