In 2025 Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (“KEPCO”) signed a Share Subscription Agreement with our offshore wind development arm, Simply Blue Energy OSW Ltd (SBE OSW). This strategic investment marks KEPCO’s first investment in an offshore wind developer.
Established in 1951, Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. (KEPCO) is one of Japan’s leading integrated energy providers, dedicated to delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions. Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company supplies electricity and energy services to over 13 million customers while driving innovation across the energy sector.
Guided by its corporate mission to contribute to society through a stable energy supply and environmental stewardship, Kansai Electric is advancing the transition toward a zero-carbon future under the Kansai Electric Power Group Zero Carbon Vision 2050.
The company aims to develop 5 million kW of new renewable energy capacity domestically by 2040, reaching a cumulative total of 9 million kW, and will continue to contribute steadily to the realisation of a carbon-neutral society by expanding its renewable energy business and promoting the sustainable and stable supply of clean energy.
Octopus Energy Generation is the regulated fund management specialist which is part of integrated technology business Octopus Energy Group. Octopus Energy Generation is one of Europe’s largest investors in renewable energy, launched in 2010 with a mission to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy.
The team manages 3 GW of renewable energy assets worth over £5bn spanning 11 countries and 8 technologies. These renewable projects generate enough green energy to power over two million homes every year and is the equivalent of taking over one million petrol cars off the road.