First round of 1.7 GW capacity was won by Mitsubishi 8058.T in 2021. According to Nikkei, the equipment supply chain would involve around 100 small and medium-sized companies with focus on the areas where offshore wind capacity should be installed. Toshiba plans to start production in 2026, Nikkei added. In 2021, Toshiba and GE announced a strategic partnership to localize GE's Haliade-X offshore wind turbines manufacturing in Japa n, as the U.S. company wants its technology to be as competitive as possible in Japan's offshore wind auctions. GE will manufacture a total of 134 wind turbines with 13 MW capacity each for the three offshore wind projects won by the Mitsubishi-led consortiums in the first round, which Toshiba will then assemble, according to Japan Wind Power Association. (Reuters - Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Michael Perry)