2 minute read | February.03.2026
日本語: 大和エナジー・インフラの米国テキサス州における系統用蓄電池2案件をサポート
We are pleased to announce that we have acted as advisor to Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co., Ltd. (“DEI”) on two significant energy storage transactions in Texas, USA.
In the first transaction, DEI made a joint investment—together with Excelsior Energy Capital and several other investors, including Japanese enterprises—in a 200MW grid-scale battery storage project located in Texas with commercial operations expected in the first half of 2026.
In the second transaction, DEI acquired a 100% ownership interest in a grid-scale battery storage portfolio (totalling 30MW) in Texas from a major local energy company, marking DEI’s first fully owned project in the United States. Commercial operations are scheduled to commence in February 2026, with a planned project duration of 20 years.
The cross-border Orrick team that advised the client on these landmark transactions was led by Paul Zarnowiecki, Minako Wakabayashi and Neil Golden, with close support provided by the cross-border energy team in the U.S. and Japan, including Andrew Hughes, Daniel Yost, Mason Harry, Bart Kempf, Joe Lawlor, Cory Lankford, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Mark Christy, Lisa van Velsor, Zachary D.T. Huey, Kayla Grant, Rebekah Gryder, Katya Simon, Calvin Vaughan, Maria Sanchez, Mary Kate Murray, Sue Cowell and Noriko Takayanagi.