Japan energy giant proposes LNG-fired power plant for Oahu | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Japanese Firm Unveils Proposal To Import Liquefied Natural Gas To Hawaiʻi

The announcement comes days after a renewable energy expert challenged findings of a state study finding LNG to be cost-effective.

Japan energy giant proposes LNG-fired power plant for Oahu | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The largest energy company in Japan is proposing to develop a power plant on Oahu run on liquefied natural gas that cuts the cost to make electricity by about 20%.

Hawaii’s Gas Bid Advances on Japan Plan for Power Plant, Imports - It's about time

Energy News Beat – March 18, 2026 HONOLULU — Hawaii is moving decisively to break its decades-long dependence on expensive imported petroleum for electricity, with Japan’s largest power company, JERA Co., delivering a detailed blueprint that puts a new LNG-to-power solution firmly on track. The proposal, shared after a closed-door meeting with Trump administration officials on March 17 and made public the following day, calls for a ~500 MW hybri…

STATE OF HAWAIʻI RECEIVES PROPOSAL FROM JERA TO  MODERNIZE OʻAHU’S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI   STATE OF HAWAIʻI RECEIVES PROPOSAL FROM JERA TO  MODERNIZE OʻAHU’S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Proposal Follows Strategic Partnering Agreement; Outlines Pathway to Improve Affordability, Strengthen Grid Reliability and Support Hawai‘i’s Clean Energy Goals HONOLULU — JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”), Japan’s largest power provider, has shared its proposal with the state of Hawai‘i to modernize Oʻahu’s energy system, b…