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title: "Yamagata Yuza Offshore Wind (Round 3)"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-yamagata-yuza-offshore-wind-round-3/
identifier: jp-yamagata-yuza-offshore-wind-round-3
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Yamagata Yuza Offshore Wind (Round 3)

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/jp-yamagata-yuza-offshore-wind-round-3/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Sea of Japan off Yamagata. bp's first Round 3 offshore wind success in Japan. Marubeni-led consortium.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Sea basin | Sea of Japan (East Sea) |
| Capacity | 450 MW |
| Lifecycle stage | Advanced Development |
| Owners | Yamagata Yuza Offshore Wind LLC |
| Coordinates | 39.0492, 139.8247 |
| Commercial operation (announced) | 2030-06 |
| Commercial operation (Hafrok's expected year) | 2030 (range 2030–2031) |
| Chance of delivery | Expected (weight 0.766) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2025-12-16 (achieved)
- **Commercial operation** — 2030 (expected)

## Offtake

450 MW contracted — tender award

- **Tender award · Japan Offshore Wind Round 3 (general sea-area public solicitation)** — 3 JPY/kWh · awarded 2024-12 · 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://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/japan-unveils-winners-of-round-two-kick-starts-round-3-79330
- Marubeni Corporation, 2024-12-24 — https://www.marubeni.com/en/news/2024/release/00056.html
- Watson Farley & Williams, 2024-12 — https://www.wfw.com/articles/japans-offshore-wind-round-3-auction-results-and-proposed-changes-to-the-operational-auction-guidelines/
- DeepWind, 2025-03 — https://deepwind.jp/en/projects-en/yamagata-yuza-offshore-wind-power-project/
- DLA Piper, 2024 — https://www.dlapiper.com/en-us/insights/publications/navigating-new-horizons-offshore-wind-markets-in-emerging-jurisdictions/2024/japan-offshore-wind-status
- Global Energy Monitor (GEM.wiki), 2026-07-02 — https://www.gem.wiki/Yuza_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/
- METI / MLIT, 2024-12-24 — https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2024/12/20241224002/20241224002.html
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省), 2025-12-16 — https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/port06_hh_000322.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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