Japan

Hexa Energy Services’ first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Japan, developed under the country’s new long-term capacity payment regime, has set a template for the industry. Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger and Hedge Provider for the financing of the first Tagawa BESS project.

Jin Kenzaki, Head of Japan Research and Chief Japan Economist, and Tsutomu Saito, Multi Asset Strategist recently shared their views on global markets and the outlook for Japan-US monetary policy and interest rates.

By Tsutomu Saito, Multi-Asset and Japan Equity Strategist at Societe Generale

A first-of-its-kind solar project in Japan could serve as a template for the use of virtual power purchase agreements* in project financing.

As Societe Generale celebrates 50 years in Japan, we look ahead at how the energy transition will shape the country’s economic prosperity over the coming decades.

An innovative financing package for Japan’s Azuma Kofuji solar facility could provide a template for renewables projects that meet the country’s unique requirements.

Marubeni sponsored two first-of-a-kind renewable energy projects, including an offshore windfarm in Japan and a floating solar project in Taiwan, expanding its renewable energy generation business and contributing to energy transition in the region.

Space-starved Tokyo’s commercial real estate market is known as one of the region’s most robust, in-demand and lucrative investment destinations.