At the start of FY2026, Enel X Japan would like to thank its customers and partners for their continued support and share its perspective on the current business environment and its key areas of focus for the year ahead.
Business uncertainty remains high amid changes in trade policies, geopolitical tensions, and volatility in resource prices and financial markets. At the same time, Japan’s economy has maintained a moderate recovery, supported by improvements in employment and income conditions and by policy measures. Companies are being asked more than ever to make swift decisions and execute steadily while anticipating changes in costs and demand.
In the energy sector, under Japan’s 7th Strategic Energy Plan and the GX2040 Vision, efforts to achieve stable supply, economic growth, and decarbonization at the same time are becoming more concrete. As DX and GX advance, AI adoption expands, electricity demand patterns change, and renewable energy deployment grows, the power system requires greater flexibility and execution capability than ever.
As renewable energy deployment expands, the importance of addressing balancing needs and renewable curtailment is growing. In this environment, Demand Response (DR) is a critical means of using customer-side flexibility as system-wide balancing capability, supporting stable supply, efficiency, and decarbonization at the same time. Centered on the operational quality of “responding reliably when needed,” we will continue to pursue DR solutions that combine effectiveness with scalability.
As institutions, rules, and market design become more sophisticated, the ability to optimize value across the Capacity Market, JEPX, and the Balancing Market is becoming increasingly important. In FY2026, we will further strengthen our business foundation through more sophisticated operations for measurement and verification (M&V) and baselines, stronger system reliability including cybersecurity, more advanced data infrastructure, talent development, and further refinement of front-line operations.
In FY2026, we will focus on three main areas: (1) steadily executing and further enhancing our initiatives in the Capacity Market (dispatch-instruction resources); (2) delivering optimal outcomes for our customers across multiple markets, including JEPX and the Balancing Market; and (3) continuously strengthening operational quality, risk management, and our data/system foundation.
At the same time, while strictly complying with market rules and maintaining business operations that emphasize fairness and transparency, we will continue to build frameworks that make participation easier for customers and help them realize value more clearly. Through more robust information-sharing on participation requirements and performance, deeper dialogue, and continuous improvement of our emergency response framework, we will create an environment in which customers can participate with confidence.
We value an approach of starting small, learning quickly, and improving steadily. Even in a time of significant change, we will continue contributing to a more flexible and resilient power system by combining on-the-ground expertise with data-driven improvement and advancing wider DR implementation.
Enel X Japan K.K.
