This first direct infrastructure investment in Japan by global investment group CDPQ will allow Shizen Energy to grow in Japan and in key international markets. With this announcement, Shizen Energy’s fundraising initiatives total over JPY 74.4 billion (USD 502 million) this year. Shizen Energy Inc. (Shizen Energy), a renewable energy leader in Japan, and CDPQ, […]
Shizen Energy is going to sign MOU on One of the Largest Floating Solar Facilities in South East Asia – EQ Mag Pro
Shizen Energy Inc. (Shizen Energy) has announced that Shizen Energy and the Nusa Baiduri Consortium in Malaysia has agreed to implement a feasibility study through its fully owned subsidiary Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd.(Shizen Malaysia) for the development of a floating solar facility with a capacity of 150 MW which will be signed through an MOU […]
Shizen Energy Starts Operation of 3 MW of Solar Capacity in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc has commenced the commercial operation of some 3 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Kagoshima prefecture. The Kirishima Uenodan 1 and 2 solar power plants were developed by Shizen Energy, while Japan Benex Corporation was in charge of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works. Covering a 5-hectare […]
Shizen Energy Starts Operation of 23.5-MW Solar Plant in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc and its joint-venture (JV) partner juwi Shizen Energy Inc have started commercial operation of a 23.49-MW solar farm in Yamaguchi prefecture. Construction of the Iwakuni Yuu Solar Power Plant was finalised as part of a project with Prominet Power Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co Ltd […]
Shizen Energy Completes 2.2 MW of Solar Plants in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc announced today it has completed and started power generation from 2.19 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Kagoshima prefecture. Located in Shibushi city, the solar portfolio consists of three plants — Shibushi Matsuyama 1, 2 and 3 — covering a total of 34,401 square metres (370,289 sq ft) […]
Japan’s Shizen Energy reaches COD on 35-MWp PV plant in Vietnam
Japanese renewable energy firm Shizen Energy Inc announced today that its 35-MWp Hau Giang solar power plant in of Vietnam reached commercial operation date (COD). The plant’s output, estimated at about 51 million kWh per year, is sold to state-owned power company Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The Japanese group, through its affiliate Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd, […]
Japan’s renewable energy sector seeks carbon-neutral windfall
Since announcing the 2050 target in November, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has pledged to spend $20 billion on green tech and set ambitious new wind power targets. Tokyo: Japan needs to boost renewable energy by reforming outdated policies on land use and the national grid if it is to meet a new goal of […]