Overseas Power Business
Marubeni's Overseas Power Business (IPP Projects)
• One of the largest power producers in Japan (No.1 among general trading companies) . Marubeni's equity portion: 7,474MW (As of 3/31/2011)
• Marubeni owns power assets in 20 countries around the world. Stable source of earnings backed by long-term electricity sales contracts.
• Focusing efforts mainly on highly profitable development projects,playing a key role as project leader from construction hrough to plant operation.
• Engaged in several environmentally friendly power generation projects, including wind power and LNG power projects.
Major Activities in Fiscal 2011/3
[Further Expansion of Equity Power Portion]
[New Entry into Power Transmission and Distribution in US ]
New Investment;
• Hsin Tao Power, Taiwan
• Raleigh Wind Energy Center Project, Canada
• Power transmission project, USA (see the column on the right)
Recent Topics
[Marubeni to enter into Regulated Transmission and Distribution usiness in Texas with Hunt] (Announced in November 2010)
• Marubeni agreed to develop and to acquire electric transmission and distribution assets in Texas, the Great Plains and the desert Southwest with Hunt Power and other alliance members.
• The alliance owns power lines and related equipment and will own 5 line segments and 4 substations which form a loop in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains that will bring wind power to major load centers.
• The alliance members plan to invest up to US$2.1billion in equity to develop and to acquire transmission and distribution assets and gas assets. Marubeni will invest up to US$500 million with an initial commitment of approx. US$90 million.
