Japan has started commercial operations at its first floating offshore wind farm. The Goto Offshore Wind Farm, located off Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture, entered full commercial operation on 5 January 2026, according to the consortium operating the project.
The 16.8 MW floating wind farm is owned and operated by Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC, a consortium led by Toda Corporation.
Other members include ENEOS Renewable Energy Corporation, Chubu Electric Power, INPEX Corporation, Osaka Gas, and Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO).
The project is Japan’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm and the first to be certified under the Marine Renewable Energy Sea-Area Utilisation Act.
The wind farm consists of eight offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2.1 MW, supplied by Hitachi. The turbines are installed on hybrid SPAR-type floating foundations with a steel upper section and a concrete lower section.
These floating foundations were designed and built by Toda Corporation. The
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