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Electricity/Gas

The right combination of experience and up-to-date knowledge to assist clients in the fields of electricity and gas, which have undergone significant changes as a result of infrastructure reforms

Since 2012, certain developments have caused many changes in Japan’s business environment, including:

introduction of, and revisions to, the feed-in tariff scheme for renewable electrical energy;
reform of electricity infrastructure (with the establishment of the Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO), retail liberalization, and separation of power generation and transmission); and
reform of gas infrastructure (retail commercialization and separation of gas pipes for production and transmission).

By seconding lawyers to the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (including to the Renewable Energy Promotion Office and the Electricity and Gas Industry Department’s Reform Promotion Office), OCCTO, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, electric power companies, trading companies, and major financial institutions, we have accumulated knowledge, information, and experience, including with respect to the operation of renewable energy generation businesses, planning for gas and electricity infrastructure reform and other relevant legal reform, and implementation of a variety of related projects.

We also have a strong track record of involvement in electricity and gas, representing a broad range of parties, including sponsors, business operators, financial institutions, and EPC businesses involved in related projects.

We are particularly experienced in electricity projects, engaging in matters related to thermal power generation projects involving coal and liquefied natural gas and the development of power plants for solar power, wind-generated power, geothermal power (including flash and binary), medium and small scale hydroelectric power, biomass, and other renewable energy sources.

Electricity/Gas：People

Electricity/Gas：Legal Topics

Electricity/Gas：Newsletters

Mar. 24, 2023 ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE BULLETIN: Imposition of wheeling charges on electricity generators in Japan – an overview
Jan. 12, 2023 ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE BULLETIN: New Opportunity for Industrial Battery Storage Business in Japan – a brief overview
Jul. 3, 2020 ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE BULLETIN: Fundamental Reform of the Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy in Japan
Dec. 18, 2018 ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE BULLETIN: New Act to Promote Offshore Wind Power in Japan’s Territorial Waters
Dec. 12, 2018 ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE BULLETIN: METI Publishes Answers to Public Comments on Proposed Changes to the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for Renewable Energy in Japan

Electricity/Gas：News

Sep. 14, 2023Awards: Top rankings received from asialaw 2023-24
Jul. 27, 2023Awards: Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2023
Sep. 14, 2022Awards: Top Rankings received from asialaw 2023, the definitive guide to Asia's leading law firms and lawyers
Sep. 1, 2022Awards: Top Rankings Received from IFLR1000’s 32nd edition
Oct. 11, 2021Firm News: Represented ENEOS Corporation in its historic acquisition of Japan Renewable Energy Corporation

Electricity/Gas：Seminars

Sep. 6, 2022External Seminars: "The updates of Economic Security Promotion Act and the coming policies for Economic Security"
Mar. 29, 2022External Seminars: ”IBA Japan Webinar: Economy and National Security: Update on the Economic Security Promotion Bill and its Impact on Business”
Mar. 22, 2022External Seminars: "Economy and National Security: Overview of the Economic Security Promotion Bill and Its Impact on Business"
Feb. 21, 2022External Seminars: 『The overview of the Economic Security Promotion Bill and its impact on business』
Sep. 6, 2021External Seminars: 『太陽光電法律議題分享會 (Hot Legal Topics in Solar Power)』

Electricity/Gas：Publications

Magazine Article: "ESG Initiatives in Data Center Investments ~The Challenge of Green Data Centers, in Light of New Trends in the Development of Renewable Energy Power Sources~"
Magazine Article: "Special Feature: Issues Related to Economic Security (1) Investment Management System under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act - Issues Concerning the Current System and Examination of Legislative Measures"
Magazine Article: "Corporate Legal Affairs Frontier (No.260): Legal Affairs Concerning Environmental Value Trading for the Purpose of Realize Carbon Neutrality"
Magazine Article: "Special Feature: Trends in Counter Legislation Between America and China, Etc. (1) Status of International Examination and Issues Concerning Countermeasures Against 'Economic Coercion'"
Magazine Article: "The Rapidly Changing Legal Environment in the Semiconductor Sector: Carrot Approach (Subsidies) and Stick Approach (Export Controls)"