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title: "Happo Noshiro Offshore Wind (Round 2)"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-happo-noshiro-offshore-wind-round-2/
identifier: jp-happo-noshiro-offshore-wind-round-2
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Happo Noshiro Offshore Wind (Round 2)

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-happo-noshiro-offshore-wind-round-2/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located in Sea of Japan off Akita Prefecture. Iberdrola's first offshore wind project in Japan via the JRE partnership.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Sea basin | Sea of Japan (East Sea) |
| Capacity | 375 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Advanced Development |
| Owners | Happo-Noshiro Offshore Wind GK |
| Coordinates | 40.3443, 139.9939 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2029-06 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2030 (range 2030–2031) |
| Chance of delivery | Expected (weight 0.771) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2025-03-14 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2030 (expected)

## Offtake

375 MW contracted — tender award

- **Tender award · Japan Offshore Wind Round 2 (general sea-area public solicitation)** — 3 JPY/kWh · awarded 2023-12 · 20-year term

## 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://japanenergyhub.com/news/round-2-offshore-wind-project-deposits/
- METI/MLIT, 2024-03-22 — https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/port01_hh_000277.html
- Wind Journal, 2025-03 — https://windjournal.jp/123404/
- DeepWind (third-party aggregator), 2026-02 — https://deepwind.jp/en/projects-en/happo-noshiro-offshore-wind/
- Iberdrola, 2024 — https://www.iberdrola-renewables.jp/consortium-of-japan-renewable-energy-corporation-iberdrola-and-tohoku-electric-power-to-build-375-mw-offshore-wind-farm-in-akita-prefecture-japan/
- Global Energy Monitor (GEM.wiki), 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Happou_Noshiro_offshore_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省), 2025-03-14 — https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2024/03/20250314003/20250314003.html
- Aquilo Energy / EEAS, 2026-06-22 — https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Japanese%20OWP%20Tenders_Aquilo%20Energy%20GmbH_publication102022.pdf

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