Japan

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.

Societe Generale Japan wins “Gold” rating in PRIDE Index 2020, organised by work with Pride, a Japanese voluntary organisation promoting inclusive environments where LGBT individuals can be proud to work.

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.

Societe Generale is named “Company of the Year” of the French Business Awards 2020, given by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFJ) in Japan to a company which has shown outstanding achievement in 2019.

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

Societe Generale wins the the “Best Project Financing in Asia” in FinanceAsia Japan Achievement Awards 2014/2015 for the Sarulla deal in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.