Japan installed 2788.5 MW (0.5%ofthetotalpowersupply) of wind power capacity in 2014. FiT in Japan have remained steady at USD 0.185/kWh and were recently increased to USD 0.30/kWh for off shore wind projects that use jack-up vessels.The FiT pro gramme is assessed on a yearly basis and is offered only for qua lified projects, i.e.,near Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval