According to a document that Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution updates daily, output control of renewable generation in mainland Kyushu is recorded on 77 days in FY2026 (from April) as of 10/26. The latest record is 10/22 (Thu), 10:00–14:30, with a curtailed volume of 0.24 GW. The document includes provisional figures that are updated daily.Electricity must be used as fast as it is made. On sunny afternoons there can be too much solar power, so power plants are asked to stop for a while. This is called output control. In FY2026, 77 days are recorded in mainland Kyushu.
Days with curtailment recorded (by month, mainland Kyushu)
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)Labor law & HRApplication deadline 5:00 p.m., October 30, 2026 (Reiwa 8); the consultation session is held on November 6, 2026
On October 26, 2026 (Reiwa 8), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced the third on-site consultation session of FY2026 on the organisation-based skills certification system, to be held on November 6, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The venue is the 3rd floor of the West Building of Hotel Grand Hill Ichigaya in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, with a parallel online webinar. It is open to companies and organisations that already run their own skills certification for workers or are considering setting one up, and attendance is free. Part 1 explains the system (about 30 minutes) and Part 2 offers individual consultations (about 90 minutes). The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on October 30.If a company or group makes its own test that measures work skills, and that test meets the standards the state has set and is judged worth encouraging, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare can approve it as a good test. This is called the organisation-based skills certification system. On October 26 the government (the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) announced a session where you can ask about this system, to be held on November 6, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at a venue in Tokyo and over the internet. You have to sign up by 5:00 p.m. on October 30, and it costs nothing.
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