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Japan: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry publishes programs under the budget of FY2023

Announcement

23 Dec 2022

In December 2022, the Japanese Cabinet approved the programs proposed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under the FY2023 national budget.

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Number of interventions

11

7 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

3 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Apr 2023

Revocation date:

31 Mar 2024

Announced: 23 Dec 2022
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On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Geothermal Power Generation Resource Survey and Understanding Promotion Project” programme under the FY2023 budget. T...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
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Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Research and Development Project Toward Expanding Introduction of Offshore Wind Power Generation” programme under the...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
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Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Consumer-Led Solar Power Generation Introduction Promotion Subsidy” programme under the FY2023 budget. The 2023 budge...

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2023

Revocation date:

31 Mar 2024

Announced: 23 Dec 2022
Financial grant

Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Technology Development Project Toward Building a Competitive Hydrogen Supply Chain” programme under the FY2023 budget...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
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Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Renewable Energy Introduction Acceleration Project Through Introduction of Grid-Scale Battery Storage and Distributio...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
Equity stake

Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Capital Investment in Oil and Natural Gas Field Exploration and Asset Acquisition Projects” programme under the FY202...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
Financial grant

Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Subsidy for Promoting Introduction of Charging and Hydrogen Filling Infrastructure Toward Widespread Adoption of Clea...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
Financial grant

Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 22 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Energy Demand Structure Sophistication Standards Certification Promotion Project” programme under the FY2023 budget. ...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
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Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Energy-Saving AI Semiconductor and Systems Technology Development Project” programme under the FY2023 budget. The 202...

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Announced: 23 Dec 2022
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Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Commercial Vehicle Electrification Promotion Project” programme under the FY2023 budget to accelerate the development...

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Implementation date

No implementation date

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 23 Dec 2022
Financial grant

Recent update from 18 Mar 2026:

On 23 December 2022, the Government of Japan approved the annual budget of the “Green Innovation Fund Project” programme under the FY2023 budget to accelerate the development of green transformatio...

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Japan: NEDO launched the "Development of Next-Generation Ships" project under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 17 Feb 2026

Japan: NEDO launched the "Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis Utilising Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources" project under the Green Innovation Fund

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Japan: NEDO launched the "Next-Generation Tandem Solar Cell Mass Production Technology Demonstration Project" project under the Green Innovation Fund

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Japan: NEDO launched the "Next-Generation Solar Cell Demonstration Project" under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 13 Feb 2025

Japan: NEDO launched the "Reducing the Cost of Offshore Wind Power Generation" project under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 27 Jan 2025

Japan: NEDO launched the JPY 17.3 billion "Development of technology for manufacturing plastic raw materials using CO2" project under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 20 Sep 2024

Japan: NEDO launched the JPY 37.8 billion "Next-generation Solar Cell Demonstration Project" under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 11 Jun 2024

Japan: NEDO launched the JPY 85 billion "Floating Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Project" under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 15 Apr 2024

Japan: NEDO launched the JPY 23 billion "Utilisation of Hydrogen in the Steelmaking Process project" under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 15 Feb 2024

Japan: NEDO launched the JPY 44.5 billion "Achieving Carbon Neutrality in the Waste and Resource Recycling Sectors" project under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 16 Jan 2024

Japan: NEDO launched the JPY 56.9 billion "Building Next-Generation Digital Infrastructure" project under the Green Innovation Fund

Announced: 29 Nov 2023

Japan: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry publishes programs under the supplementary budget of FY2023

Announced: 19 Dec 2022

Japan: NEDO allocates USD 137 million for the development of CO2 reduction technology for the sectors of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries

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