Japan Renewable Alert 25: Introduction of Listed Renewable Energy Funds

Energy & Infrastructure Alert
April.25.2016

Procedures began in April 2016 for the long awaited listing of the first infrastructure fund on the Tokyo Stock Exchange targeted at investments in renewable energy plants and other infrastructure facilities.

Among the various measures and issues to consider in advance of listing an infrastructure fund, in this Letter, we outline how infrastructure funds are formed (incorporation procedures) and explain a number of points related to relevant permits, leasing fees and tax requirements through a case study of Takara Leben Infrastructure Fund, Inc., the first fund to be listed.

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Minako Wakabayashi Partner, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure

Tokyo

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Minako Wakabayashi Partner

Tokyo

Minako has significant experience advising international and domestic sponsors and developers on complex and innovative projects. She was called upon by the Japanese government in structuring the renewable Feed-in-Tariff scheme in Japan and prepared the government’s model contracts for specific contracts (power purchase contract/interconnection contract), which are a key component of the Feed-in-Tariff scheme in Japan. Recently, she has also been handling numerous corporate PPA projects.

She was appointed as Auditor of the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) in May 2022.

Minako practiced at Orrick’s New York office in 2004-2005. She also worked as a public prosecutor in Japan for four years and served as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Supervising Committee for Public Bidding (Tokyo-to Nyusatsu Kanshi Iinkai) for eight years. She is serving as Audit of Veritas In Silico Inc since March 2022.

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