Japan electricity grid, smart grid and smart meters
Japan electricity grid is historically dominated by Japan’s regional electricity operator architecture and is ripe for improvements
Japan electricity grid: historic growth and the 50Hz / 60Hz divide
Japan electricity grid architecture results from a very long time of regional monopoly electricity operators since 1952. Thus Japan electricity grid consists of 10 regional grids which are relatively weakly linked.
Historically Japan’s electrification started in Tokyo using 50Hz equipment produced by the German company AEG, and in parallel in Osaka with 60Hz equipment produced by the US company General Electric. As a result Japan consists of two largely independent grids, the grid for Western Japan uses 60Hz, while the grid for Eastern Japan uses 50Hz. These two grids are linked via three comparatively low capacity frequency converter stations.
Smart meters and smart grid
The introduction of smart meters has now been decided, and the schedule for introduction has been accelerated.
In the case of Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, the initially planned closed procurement process has been replaced by a public open tender process, which was open to global suppliers. Previously planned closed TEPCO standards were replaced by open globally accepted standards to reduce costs.
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Understand Japan’s energy sector
Our report, continuing research, and strategy work on Japan’s Energy Sector
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Understand Japan’s renewable energy sector
Our report, continuing research, and strategy work in Japan’s Renewable Energy Sector
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Our track record in Japan’s energy sector
- For SIEMENS we worked on market entry preparations, market research and strategy to enter Japan’s environmental technology markets including renewable energy, energy technology (eg electricity co-generation), lean production, radiative protection, soil pollution, recycling and much more. We research deep and wide understanding, quantitative market analysis, projections into the future, and developed market entry alternatives.
Conferences and presentations on Japan’s energy sector:
- Briefing the Trade Minister of Sweden, Dr. Ewa Björling, on Japan’s energy sector (22 Nov 2013) https://www.fasol.com/2013/11/22/dr-ewa-bjorling/
- Japan’s Energy – Myths vs Reality, Stockholm School of Economics, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Embassy of Sweden, Alfred Nobel Auditorium, https://www.eurotechnology.com/2013/06/01/japans-energy-myths-vs-reality/
- Reduce your energy costs in Japan and Japan’s energy situation post-Fukushima, European Delegation (EU Embassy), Europa House, Tokyo https://www.eurotechnology.com/2017/05/21/energy-costs-in-japan/
- Japan energy mix: Keeping the lights on in Japan – deregulation, new and renewable energy, The Economist Corporate Network in Tokyo, Speakers: Shigeki (Sean) Miwa, General Manager of SoftBank’s CEO Office, and Representative Director & CEO of Bloom Energy Japan KK, and EVP of SB Energy Corporation and Gerhard Fasol, Eurotechnology Japan KK https://www.eurotechnology.com/2014/04/24/japans-energy/
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Our track record in Japan’s renewable energy sector
- For SIEMENS we worked on market entry preparations, market research and strategy to enter Japan’s environmental technology markets including renewable energy, energy technology (eg electricity co-generation), lean production, radiative protection, soil pollution, recycling and much more. We research deep and wide understanding, quantitative market analysis, projections into the future, and developed market entry alternatives.
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