〈Power Business〉

Vast experience in wholesale and retail power sales, diverse track record in the electric power services business and new businesses

Through SmartestEnergy Ltd., a company established in the U.K. in 2001, we are conducting aggregation/whole-procurement and retail sale of primarily renewably generated power to the U.K. power market. We have launched this business in the United States and Australia as well. Domestically, in 2000 when the Japanese power retail market became deregulated, Marubeni established Marubeni Power Retail Corporation as a PPS (Power Producer and Supplier) and entered the market. This allowed Marubeni to, among other things, internally balance the supply and demand of power retail sales through power sourced from Marubeni-owned plants. Marubeni has thus accumulated ample skill in supply-and-demand management and has an impressive track record of power businesses and new businesses.
In addition to expanding its distributed power generation business, Marubeni is strengthening and expanding its initiatives in the power service business field and new business fields utilizing DX, including online sales of battery storage systems, energy management services for consumers such as optimal EV charging strategies, and monitoring and analysis technologies for efficient use of transmission lines.

Active development of renewable energy generation projects to help realize a low-carbon society

In pursuit of a low-carbon society that mitigates climate change as a sustainable development goal, we are expanding our renewable energy generation business globally, including offshore and onshore wind power, solar power, biomass, and hydropower. We are also working on reducing the environmental impact through the reduction of our coal-fired power generation projects^*4. We will consider the adoption of new technologies aimed at reducing CO₂ emissions.

4 We will cut our net generation capacity of coal-fired power generation (approximately 3GW at the end of FY2018) in half by 2025.

Strong Regional marketing capabilities in Japan and Overseas, industry Top-Class IPP^*5 Track Record, EPC Coordination Capabilities, excellent Asset Management System

In the power generation business, Marubeni delivers a safe and stable supply of power by taking a leading role throughout the entirety of the projects in which it participates. From development to construction, and finally to operation & maintenance, Marubeni leverages its industry expertise, fostered by a wealth of knowledge and experience in EPC and project finance, fully supported by a worldwide network of strongholds for project development and asset management. Marubeni has built an optimum IPP/IWPP asset portfolio in a diverse range of regions of the world. Most of the projects are guaranteed under long-term power purchase agreements which provide a stable profit foundation. In Japan and overseas, our total net generation capacity is 11,550MW (as of the end of March 2023) which is comparable to leading international IPP players.

5 IPP：Independent Power Producers

Through a combination of these functions, provide comprehensive energy solutions that solve complex issues of customers

As society shifts to carbon neutrality, we will create added value by combining the various functions of the Marubeni Group, as described above, and providing comprehensive energy solutions for efficient energy use and decarbonization to meet diversifying customer needs.
We will expand our community-based power service (local production for local consumption of renewable energy, urban decarbonization, etc.), supply/demand adjustment using battery storage and ancillary services for power grids where renewable energy is introduced.

〈Infrastructure Services Business〉

Investments in transportation infrastructure projects and businesses surrounding transportation

Since participating as one of the largest shareholders in Australia's Gold Coast Light Rail PPP^*6 project, Marubeni has been expanding its footprint in PPP transportation, such as the Sydney Metro Northwest Project in Australia and the Road PPP project in Mexico. Through strategic collaboration with international partners, we are developing and improving our transportation infrastructure portfolio in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, in addition to current regions. We will continue to accumulate quality assets and enhance the value of our existing businesses.
We are also developing new businesses such as operation and maintenance businesses, TOD^*7, and transportation payment businesses using facial recognition technology, leveraging the knowledge and experience we have acquired through our existing transportation infrastructure business and EPC contracts, our networks with transportation operators, and other experience.

6 PPP: Public-Private Partnership

7 TOD：Transit Oriented Development; urban development or development along railway lines built to facilitate the use of public transportation.

Top-level Japanese player in the water business

Marubeni has a diversified business portfolio in the water business sector spanning from water supply and wastewater treatment to BOT^*8, BOO seawater desalination facilities^*9, the operation and maintenance of water treatment plants, as well as water and wastewater treatment consulting services in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Marubeni is a top-level Japanese player in the water business in terms of the scale of its water supply assets. In anticipation of the growing demand for water infrastructure and diversification of water issues due to the increase in the world’s population and ongoing urbanization, we aim to further develop our businesses with the goal of contributing to the achievement of sustainable society.

8 BOT: Build, Operate, and Transfer; projects in which plants are built and operated temporarily before the assets are turned over to government agencies.

9 BOO: Build, Own, and Operate; projects in which plants are built, owned, and operated temporarily before the assets are dismantled and removed.

Investments in social infrastructure-related projects

We develop and operate PPP projects for social infrastructure (such as hospitals, schools, dormitories, public facilities, stadiums, and arenas) that support the foundations of everyday life in Japan and overseas. Domestically, we are participating in the redevelopment and operation of the Todoroki Park Project in Kawasaki City. Overseas, we aim to contribute to local communities by developing projects that meet regional specifications, mainly in Australia, Europe, and the Americas, together with strategic partners in Japan and abroad.

Investments in energy infrastructure projects

Through collaboration with strategic partners all over the world, Marubeni is expanding its investments in a wide range of energy infrastructure assets, including gas distribution and retail, and marine energy projects such as FPSO^*10 in the Americas, Europe, Australia, and Africa. Marubeni will continue to strive for optimization of regional energy supply, aiming to evolve into a comprehensive utility service provider of energy-related solutions.

10 FPSO: Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading system

Initiatives in the waste recycling business to build circular economies

We are working on the circular economy business to solve social issues. Circular economy businesses, which view waste as a resource to be recycled and reused, make a significant contribution to the realization of a sustainable society, including decarbonization. Specifically, we focus on the production and sale of biomethane from agricultural and livestock residues, the production and sale of fuels from waste, and waste power generation.

Initiatives in the Infrastructure Fund Business

MM Capital Partners and MM Capital Partners 2, subsidiaries of Marubeni, are the General Partners of an equity fund set for the investments in transportation, social, and energy infrastructure assets particularly in OECD countries. They will provide long term stable investment alternatives to institutional investors such as financial entities through their project sourcing and assets by utilizing Marubeni's market knowledge, global network that spans many industries and investment know-how that have been cultivated over decades.

〈New Energy Business〉

Proactive initiatives in the new energy sector that leverage the strengths of existing businesses

We aim to build a new energy supply chain that will contribute to decarbonization, from production to utilization, by maximizing our leveraging of the business foundations and expertise we have cultivated in our power, infrastructure, and energy businesses while making the most of our existing businesses’ strengths.

Utilizing our knowledge, know-how, and network in the new energy field acquired through demonstration projects in Japan and overseas

We will contribute to the new energy field as a pioneer in the decarbonization industry by maintaining and expanding the knowledge and know-how we have acquired through our participation in demonstration projects and feasibility studies in various new energy fields in both Japan and overseas regardless of scale, as well as our network that transcends the borders between industry, government, and academia.