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Renewable energy procurement support services for electricity users
The need for renewable energy procurement and associated challenges
As part of their decarbonisation efforts, companies are facing the need to reduce their CO2 emissions associated with electricity use. This has resulted in a growing demand for the procurement of renewable energy as an effective way to both reduce CO2 emissions and save energy. In recent years, the price of electricity has significantly risen due to the surging prices of fuel, and the economic benefits of electricity generated by renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, which require no fuel costs, are also attracting interest.
However, companies looking to procure renewable energy also face challenges such as the need to:
- select the optimal combination of methods for procuring renewable energy;
- search for renewable energy suppliers;
- consider the terms and conditions of power purchase agreements (PPAs); and
- procure backup electricity (to fill the gap between renewable energy procurement and consumption) .
Our services
We provide support to help you to solve these challenges and procure the renewable energy you need, by leveraging the following strengths:
- knowledge on the supply and procurement methods used for renewable energy and relevant contract terms;
- access to a large number of power suppliers (including renewable energy companies); and
- strong global information and data gathering capabilities underpinned by our client network and abundant industry knowledge.
Our detailed renewable energy procurement support services
(1) Support to help you better understand the Japanese power market
As a first step for companies seeking to procure renewable energy in Japan, we help you gain a solid overall understanding of the Japanese power market, including but not limited to the regulatory framework, trends in supply and demand and key issues likely to impact the power market in the future. We also analyse future power market prices and non-fossil certificate prices to help you better understand the renewable energy business in Japan.
(2) Advice on the selection of renewable energy procurement methods and the optimisation of procurement portfolios
We advise on the selection and combination of optimal renewable energy procurement methods based on current regulations and market conditions, outlook and projections of future electricity prices, life cycle cost analysis, individual circumstances of the relevant companies and case studies from other countries.
(3) Introduction of potential suppliers
We can introduce you to potential renewable energy suppliers* that meet your needs, from among our large client network.
*Renewable energy developers, aggregators, etc.
(4) Support for the procurement of backup electricity (to cover the gap between the available renewable energy and your actual consumption needs)
We can introduce you to suppliers and advise on procurement conditions and negotiations for procuring backup supply for physical PPAs and power supply for virtual PPAs.
(5) Advice on negotiating the terms and conditions of PPAs
We provide support for negotiating the key terms* of a PPA based on our experience in ongoing and previous cases.
*Key terms include contract capacity, price per kilowatt hour (kWh), contract period, supply and off-taking obligation, response in the events of curtailment or force majeure, representations and warranties, termination, penalties, pledges, compensation for damages, etc.
(6) Support for the development and purchase of in-house power plants
We provide the following support for companies that intend to develop or buy power plants for self-consumption rather than purchasing electricity from other companies through a PPA:
- Estimation of economic efficiency in the case of self-consumption (compared with PPA)
- Search for power plants to be purchased
- Introduction of joint development partners
- Advice for discussing the terms and conditions of relevant agreements
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Our Team
Partner, PwC Advisory LLC
Partner, PwC Advisory LLC
Yuki Isogai
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability LLC
Director, PwC Advisory LLC
Director, PwC Advisory LLC
Daisuke Kimura
Senior Manager, PwC Advisory LLC
