Tokyo: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; 'Helical Fusion'), a company developing a commercially viable Helical Stellarator power plant under its 'Helix Program', has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Aoki Super Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Aichi, Japan; 'Aoki Super'), a major regional supermarket chain in central Japan.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, this marks the first fusion-energy PPA ever signed in Japan, representing a concrete step forward in the real-world adoption of fusion energy and signaling growing demand-side engagement in the emerging fusion energy value chain.