Keiyo Gas invests in X-ELIO’s Sodegaura PV Plant to achieve their announced “Carbon Neutral Challenge by 2050”

  • Keiyo Gas and X-ELIO have reached an agreement for the sale and purchase of the 16 MW Sodegaura PV Plant located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • This acquisition aims to foster investing in renewable energy power sources and to promote the “Carbon Neutral Challenge 2050” announced by Keiyo Gas on April 28, 2022

July 18th 2023. Keiyo Gas, a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the gas and the  electricity business, and X-ELIO, a leading global company specialized in the development of renewable energy projects have reached an agreement for the sale and purchase of the 16 MW Sodegaura PV Plant, located in the Chiba prefecture and connected at the beginning of 2023.    

X-ELIO is a leading global company specialized in the development of renewable energy projects and has been operating in Japan since 2012, successfully developing 392 MW of photovoltaic solar energy projects of great relevance for the country’s energy transition.

Keiyo Gas Energy Solutions Co., Ltd.  is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the project. Keiyo Gas, together with its group companies, has announced the “Carbon Neutral Challenge 2050” to achieve a sustainable society. In addition to this investment, Keiyo Gas will actively develop renewable energy sources in Japan and overseas, and promote the businesses that contribute to decarbonization and the SDGs.

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About Keiyo Gas:

Since its establishment in 1927, Keiyo Gas has been engaged in the energy business in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. In addition to the energy business, Keiyo Gas has created and provided new value to the customers in the areas of lifestyle-related services and real estate business for regional revitalization. Keiyo Gas will actively develop renewable energy sources in Japan and overseas, and promote the businesses that contribute to decarbonization and the SDGs.

https://www.keiyogas.co.jp/

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About X-ELIO:

X-ELIO is specialized in the development, construction, financing and operation of sustainable energy projects with a global presence in Europe, the United States, Latin America, Japan and Australia. The firm has 18 years of experience with more than 2.8 GW built. The group is a world leader in the development of renewable and sustainable energy, with a strong commitment to greenhouse gas reduction and the fight against climate change.

www.x-elio.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/x-elio

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Press contacts:

Keiyo Gas

Business Development Dept. 

E: g_jigyo@keiyogas.co.jp

X-ELIO

Isabel Ruiz

E: press@x-elio.com

Tel: +34 676 385 761

X-ELIO Agency in Japan: Kreab

Anders Lenart

E.:alenart@kreab.com

Tel.: +81 3 5404 0640