Power retailer backed by UK's Octopus Energy joins Japan's mini-solar spree

EnergyElectricity vendors look to cut exposure to Mideast turmoil by adding capacityTokyo-based TG Octopus Energy aims to develop 200 small-scale solar projects per year through fiscal 2030. (Source photos by Nikkei, Octopus Energy)KANA MATSUKAWASeptember 4, 2026 06:30 JSTTOKYO -- A Japanese power retailer backed by the U.K.'s Octopus Energy plans to develop about 1,000 small-scale solar power plants in the greater Tokyo region, part of an effort to increase its own generation sources and shield itself from market fluctuations linked to tensions in the Middle East.