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title: "Kitakyushu Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-kitakyushu-hibikinada/
identifier: jp-kitakyushu-hibikinada
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Kitakyushu Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm

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

Located off Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Hibiki Wind Energy consortium.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Sea basin | Sea of Japan (East Sea) |
| Capacity | 220 MW |
| Turbines | 25 |
| Lifecycle stage | Operational |
| Owners | Hibiki Wind Energy Co., Ltd. (ひびきウインドエナジー株式会社) |
| Coordinates | 33.9728, 130.7346 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2026-03-02 |

## Milestones

- **Consent granted** — 2021-12 (achieved)
- **Construction start** — 2023-03 (achieved)
- **Final investment decision** — 2023-03-01 (achieved)
- **First power** — 2026-03-02 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2026-03-02 (achieved)

## Offtake

Offtake regime: Japan FIT


## 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://www.offshorewind.biz/2025/09/17/all-vestas-turbines-stand-at-220-mw-japanese-offshore-wind-farm/
- Saibu Gas Co., Ltd. (joint press release of the five consortium members), 2017-04-17 — https://www.saibugas.co.jp/info/kouhou/htmls/nr1061.htm
- J-POWER (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.), 2026-03-02 — https://www.jpower.co.jp/news_release/2026/03/news260302.html
- KRAFTIA Corporation (formerly Kyudenko), 2025-10 — https://www.kraftia.co.jp/new/
- Japan Energy Hub, 2025 — https://japanenergyhub.com/news/hibikinada-offshore-wind-farm-cod/
- Global Energy Monitor (GEM.wiki), 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Kitakyushu_Hibikinada_Offshore_wind_farm
- GEBCO Compilation Group, 2020 — https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/
- offshoreWIND.biz, 2026-03-04 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/03/04/japans-largest-offshore-wind-farm-enters-commercial-operation/
- Mizuho Financial Group, 2023 — https://www.mizuhogroup.com/bank/news/2023/04/20230425release_eng.html
- Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), 2021-12-22 — https://www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/contents/shizen-assess-tetsuzuki-hibikiwindenergy.html
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- J-POWER (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.), 2026-03-02 — https://www.jpower.co.jp/english/news_release/pdf/news260302e.pdf
- J-POWER (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.), 2026-07-31 — https://www.jpower.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/26q1.pdf
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S, 2023-04-25 — https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2023/vestas-secures-238-mw-order-for-offshore-wind-project-i-c3757246
- 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=00PhA0000013RGSUA2

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