Tokyu Land Corporation.
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Tree companies--Tokyu Land Corporation (President: Masashi Okada, hereinafter "Tokyu Land"), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Takehiro Honjo, hereinafter "Osaka Gas"), and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (President: Hajime Watanabe, hereinafter "DBJ") have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding joint investment aimed at contributing to the further spread and expansion of renewable energy. As was the case in their first joint project, the three companies made a silent partner investment in GK Aomori Wind Power (hereinafter "Aomori Wind").
This project is an onshore wind farm with a power generation capital of 36,000 kW to be constructed in Noheji-cho, Kamikita-gun, Aomori Prefecture, with the aim of starting operation in April 2022. Japan Wind Development Co., Ltd., which has been developing this project, will be a joint company and continue to manage the project.
Tokyu Land is developing renewable energy businesses such as solar power generation and wind power generation all over the country under the brand name of "ReENE". Osaka Gas also positions renewable energy as an important energy source in the future, and is proceeding with the development of various types of power sources all over the country.
DBJ evaluated this case as an innovative initiative by Tokyu Land and Osaka Gas to popularize and expand renewable energy in Japan, and utilized Special Investment Operation*1 to support.
The three companies will continue to jointly promote and expand renewable energy such as wind power generation by utilizing the knowledge of Tokyu Land's and Osaka Gas's renewable energy business and DBJ's financial knowledge.
＊1 Special Investment Operations are designed to encourage private-sector institutions to supply growth capital. The supply of growth capital is implemented intensively but temporarily from the perspective of strengthening Japanese companies' competitiveness and revitalizing local communities.
１．Outline of this project
| Project name | Noheji Mutsu Bay Wind Power Generation Project |
| Power plant name | Noheji Mutsu Bay Wind Farm |
| Location | Noheji Town, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture |
| Power generation scale | 36,000kW（equipment capacity：3,600kW×11 units） |
| Construction start time | October 2020 |
| Operation start time | April 2022（not yet fixed） |
２．Company profile
＜Aomori Wind＞
| Company name | GK Aomori Wind Power |
| Head Office | 3-22-10-201 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Representative | Representative employee：General Incorporated Association HDG10 Duty performer：Masaki Awakuni |
| Business | Investing in Noheji Wind Development Co. Ltd., which operates the Noheji Mutsu Bay wind power generation business |
＜Tokyu Land＞
| Company name | Tokyu Land Corporation |
| Head Office | 1-21-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| President | Masashi Okada |
| Capital | 57,551 million yen |
| Establishment | December 17, 1953 |
| Business | Urban business, housing business, wellness business, overseas business, other |
＜Osaka Gas＞
| Company name | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. |
| Head Office | 4-1-2 Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka |
| President | Takehiro Honjo |
| Capital | 132,166 million yen |
| Establishment | April 10, 1897 |
| Business | Production, supply and sale of gas, Power generation, supply and sale of electricity, other |
＜DBJ＞
| Company name | Development Bank of Japan Inc. |
| Head Office | 9-6, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| President | Hajime Watanabe |
| Capital | 1,000,424 million yen |
| Establishment | October 1, 2008 |
| Business | Supply of long-term funds (investment, financing, etc.), other |
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