Legislation passed in May 2024 decoupling CCS storage rights from oil/gas laws, enabling saline aquifer storage permits and defining a state-backed liability transfer mechanism.
Act on Carbon Dioxide Storage Business (CCS Business Act)
Regulatory Active
Verified
National Governance Context
Japan Overview
Aggregate National Maturity Index (Peak Strength)
Governed Policies
4
Identified Projects
21
Operational Cap 0.2 Mtpa
Under Construction Cap 0.0 Mtpa
Planned Cap 9.7 Mtpa
Related Policy Network
Directly Linked Assets
Tomakomai area CCS - Hokkaido Electric Tomatouatsuma power station
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Tomakomai area CCS - Idemitsu Kosan Hokkaido Refinery
Capture — 0 Mtpa
East Niigata area CCS - Tohoku Electric Power
Capture — 0 Mtpa
East Niigata area CCS - Mitsubshi gas chemical
Capture — 0 Mtpa
East Niigata area CCS - Hokuetsu pulp plant
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Metropolitan Area CCS - Nippon steel plant
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Offshore Western Kyushu CCS - Eneos refinery
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Idemitsu Biomass Waste to Hydrogen
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Offshore Western Kyushu CCS - J-Power power plant
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Oceania CCS - Nippon steel plant
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Oceania CCS - Mitsubishi chemical plant
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Mikawa Power Plant BECCS Fukuoka Prefecture
Capture — 0.18 Mtpa
East Niigata area CCS (capture sources under evaluation)
T&S — 1.5 Mtpa
Oceania CCS (capture sources under evaluation)
T&S — 2 Mtpa
Tohoku Region West Coast CCS
T&S — 2 Mtpa
Tomakomai area CCS
T&S — 1.5 Mtpa
Nihon Shipyard Mistubishi Shipbuilding JV LCO2 carrier
Transport — 0 Mtpa
Metropolitan Area CCS (capture sources under evaluation)
T&S — 1 Mtpa
Offshore Western Kyushu CCS
T&S — 1.7 Mtpa
Tohoku Region West Coast CCS - Kyushu Works Oita Area
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Tohoku Region West Coast CCS - Kawasaki Plant of DC CO
Capture — 0 Mtpa