The importance of taking carbon neutral initiatives has been increasing and, as a method to achieve carbon neutrality, use of corporate PPAs (onsite PPAs, physical PPAs and virtual PPAs) to stably supply and purchase electricity derived from renewable energy and the environmental value corresponding to such electricity in the medium to long term is becoming more common. Recently, in addition to cases of construction of new renewable energy power plants for corporate PPAs, there are an increasing number of cases of the introduction of corporate PPAs upon the end of the FIT/FIP programs for existing renewable energy power plants, and the use of carbon credits, such as J-credits, as a method to trade environmental value.

　Since the start of the use of corporate PPAs or other arrangements for environmental value trading, our firm has accumulated abundant experience in this field, as we have been providing various legal support, including legal consultation regarding regulations and negotiation of contracts, for various types of clients regardless of their positions, such as power generation business operators, aggregators and consumers. We have also been engaged in development of a private platform for carbon credit trading, and are capable of handling novel and difficult cases based on our expertise.