Japan Planning Institute to Host Expert Seminar on Legal Affairs and Financing Practices for Grid-Scale Battery Storage Businesses

Background of the Seminar

Japan Planning Institute (JPI), a business seminar organizer, is holding a specialized seminar focusing on market transactions, contract risks, and project financing practices that determine the success or failure of the rapidly expanding grid-scale battery storage business. Scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, the seminar will feature Koji Fukatsu, a partner at TMI Associates and an expert in energy law and project finance, as the guest speaker.

Seminar Content and Learning Objectives

This seminar will provide a detailed explanation of the frameworks and operational schemes for key markets essential to the grid-scale battery storage business: the wholesale electricity market, the balancing market, the capacity market, and the long-term decarbonization power source auction. Additionally, it will deliver practical legal insights on risk allocation, performance guarantees, and the structuring of damage risks within equipment supply and operation contracts.

Provision of Specialized Expertise

The operation of grid-scale battery storage involves complex legal risk management. The instructor, Koji Fukatsu, is a seasoned practitioner with a long track record in the renewable energy sector who also serves on the J-Credit Scheme Certification Committee. This lecture will provide legal perspectives on specific challenges faced by business development divisions and financial institution personnel, including evaluation criteria for financing conditions based on project finance.

Overview and Registration

Attendees can participate via in-person attendance, live streaming, or archived video on-demand. Furthermore, a Q&A session with the instructor and networking opportunities among participants will be available after the seminar, serving as a valuable platform for knowledge sharing within the battery storage market.