International Cooperation

Technical Cooperation under JICA Program

Commissioned by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), we are providing cooperation in the power sector in developing countries.

1) Accepting trainees

Commissioned by JICA, we accept trainees from developing countries and transfer specialized knowledge and technology in the power sector.

The acceptance of trainees is divided into issue-specific training in which multiple countries participate and country-specific training for specific countries. For issue-specific training, JICA sets training themes and programs and proposes them to the relevant countries, and the training is carried out. For country-specific training, training themes and programs are formulated based on the specific requests of the target country, and the training is carried out.

The training results for fiscal year 2024 are as follows.

<< Training by Issue >> (partner companies)

a. Power Distribution Grid A (Okinawa Electric Power Company)

b. Stabilizing Power Systems to Introduce Various Kinds of Renewable Energy A (Chubu Electric Power Company)

c. Stabilizing Power Systems to Introduce Various Kinds of Renewable Energy B (Hokuriku Electric Power Company Transmission and Distribution)

d. Power Grid Planning and Operation A (Kansai Electric Power Company)

e. Promotion of Hydropower Development (Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.)

In FY2024, 59 trainees were accepted in 5 issue-specific training courses.

The number of trainees accepted by country from FY1958, when the Japan Electric Power Research Institute was established, to the end of FY2024 is 3,672, as shown in the table on the next page.

Number of Participants by country in Knowledge Co-Creation (KCC) Program through FY1958 – FY2024

2) JICA Expert Support, etc.

We recommend engineers from Japanese electric power companies as JICA experts, who are dispatched by JICA to government agencies and other organizations in developing countries to provide cooperation centered on technical guidance and policy advice.

From FY1989 to the end of FY2024, we have recommended 77 long-term experts (dispatch period of one year or more) and 194 short-term experts (dispatch period of less than one year).

As of the end of FY2024, one long-term expert is dispatched to Cambodia.