The commencement of construction is scheduled for the first quarter of 2016 with operations starting in 2018, both of which will be managed by NSS. Engineering, procurement and construction is being undertaken by LG CNS Japan. The plant uses solar panels manufactured by LG and inverters by Toshiba-Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC).
Sonnedix has successfully worked with ING Bank to finance solar projects in our portfolio in Europe, and we are pleased to see a similar relationship forming between our Japanese operator, NSS, and ING Bank. said Franck Constant, President of Sonnedix.
Commenting on the closing, Olivier Renon, Managing Director of Nippon Solar Services stated This is our largest financial closing to date in Japan and a considerable milestone for our company. We want to thank all the advisors involved in this transaction for their support. We are looking forward to closing more financings of this type for our current pipeline of utility-scale solar PV projects in Japan in the months to come.
Erwin Maspolim, ING Banks Head of Utilities & Infrastructure Asia, said The Oita solar PV project will be an excellent addition to ING Banks global renewable financing portfolio. We are especially honored to support NSS in one of the longest tenor solar PV project financing by a foreign bank in Japan. We are positive about the growth of solar PV projects in Japan and other Asian countries and we hope to further expand our business in this area.
The following advisors have been appointed by Nippon Solar Services and the lenders:
- Legal: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Linklaters and Kanagawa International Law Office
- Technical: Vector Cuatro
- Financial model and tax: PWC & KPMG
- Insurance: AON
