Decarbonization Support Organization Decides to Invest in SPARX Sapporo/Hokkaido GX Investment Limited Partnership (SPARX Sapporo/Hokkaido GX Fund)
Decarbonization Support Organization decides to invest in Hokkaido GX Fund.
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Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality (JICN) (President & CEO: Sadahiko Tayoshi) has decided to invest in the SPARX Sapporo Hokkaido GX Investment Limited Partnership (SPARX Sapporo Hokkaido GX Fund, hereinafter referred to as "the Fund"), established by SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Shuhei Abe).
The Fund was planned to promote GX in Hokkaido by financial institutions participating in the Team Sapporo-Hokkaido (TSH) consortium, which was organized to promote GX in Hokkaido. JICN has also participated in TSH from the preparation stage and has been involved in the planning of the Fund.
Going forward, JICN will support the Fund's activities by sharing its know-how and expertise, and will monitor the initiatives for GHG reduction through the business.
※This is a consortium of 21 organizations from industry, academia, government, and finance, established on June 23, 2023, with the aim of maximizing Hokkaido's unparalleled potential for renewable energy, promoting the concentration of GX industries and the financial functions that support them, and creating an "Asian and global financial center" where funds, human resources, and information related to GX gather from around the world. https://tsh-gx.jp/
1. Overview of the Fund
Fund Name: SPARX Sapporo Hokkaido GX Investment Limited Partnership
(SPARX Sapporo Hokkaido GX Fund)
Target Fund Size: 10 billion yen
JICN Investment Amount: 500 million yen
Operating Period: 10 years
Operator (GP): SPARX Group Co., Ltd.
Investment Targets: Primarily pre-operational GX projects in Hokkaido related to TSH's 8 priority areas and renewable energy, including:
(1) Offshore wind (2) Next-generation semiconductors (3) Data centers (4) Hydrogen (5) SAF
(6) Battery storage (storage facilities) (7) Submarine DC transmission network (8) Electric and hydrogen transport vessels
【SPARX Group Overview】
Company Name: SPARX Group Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Shuhei Abe, President & CEO
Establishment Date: July 1989
Company Profile: Investment management, investment trust management, investment advisory, securities business, etc.
2. Policy Significance of Support Decision
(1) From the perspective of greenhouse gas emission reduction/absorption, etc.
Hokkaido is a promising region for renewable energy generation, including wind power, with high potential for introducing renewable energy. By investing through this Fund in renewable energy generation projects and GX infrastructure projects/facilities such as storage facilities and data centers, it is expected to contribute to CO2 emission reductions by generating additional renewable electricity.
(2) From the perspective of a virtuous cycle of economy and environment
This Fund was planned with decarbonization as one of the region's growth strategies, led by Hokkaido's regional financial institutions and administrative bodies. With the participation of businesses from within and outside the prefecture in the Fund, it aims to solve regional issues and promote regional revitalization by maximizing the use of regional resources such as renewable energy...