With the booming implementation and installation of solar photovoltaic in Japan, the trend of trading and purchasing constructed solar projects have been more prominent, causing the existence of secondary market in Japan.  This white paper will thoroughly analyze Japan’s secondary market in aspects of market overview, recent major solar PV transaction activities in Japan, etc.

Solar Bankability in Japan

This report will discuss some factors which influence solar bankability in Japan. Firstly, this article introduces the significance of solar module suppliers and provides ranking lists. Secondly, varied types of technical risks in solar farms will be discussed in this part and give the overall cost of repair or substitution and loss of missing production. Thirdly, this report will expound the LCOE sensitivity ranking and thereafter interpret the importance of P50/P90 values. In the final part, this report mainly describes the lowest financing cost approach in green finance.

In terms of CPPA opportunities in APAC, Australia has the most mature market among others. Additionally, the enormous potential is in Japan, where CPPAs will grow significantly in the coming years due to the phasing out of FIT scheme and increasing RE100 commitments.