Japan's energy landscape

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AGENDA - LIST OF CONTENTS

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•Executive summary: Japan’s electrical energy landscape•The “innovative energy and environmental strategy” of Sept 14, 2012

•implementing a nuclear free society “one day earlier than possible”•implementing the green energy revolution•guaranteeing a stable energy supply•carrying out the electrical power system reform•realization of global warming counter measures•Cabinet decision of Sept 19, 2012

•Japan’s primary energy supply and self-sufficiency, •Primary energy statistics•Japan’s oil, coal gas imports

•Electricity generation: generation capacity, electricity generated, and effect of the Fukushima disaster•Japan’s present electrical architecture

•The legal framework for Japan’s energy architecture•The reasons for the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the independent Parliamentary commission•new nuclear safety framework

•The 10 regional electrical operators and J-Power•Generation capacity by type (water, fossil, nuclear etc)•combined industry financials•description and financials for each of the 10 regional electric operators•J-Power

•The grid•The 50Hz/60Hz issue•JEPX - Japan Electrical Power Exchange Tokyo•Impact of the Fukushima disaster•Prospects for electrical industry reform•Asian grid proposals•Japan’s gas companies•Renewable energy

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JAPAN’S NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY PLAN:

“INNOVATIVE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY”

OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2012(CABINET OFFICE)

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1.Realizing a nuclear free society “one day earlier than possible1.1.three principles1.2.five policies

2.Implementing the green energy revolution2.1.Reduce electricity and energy consumption2.2.Large scale introduction of renewable energy

3.Guaranteeing a stable energy supply4.Electrical power system reform5.Realization of global warming counter measures6.Adjusted by Cabinet Decision (“Kakugikettei of Sept 19, 2012)

JAPAN’S NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY PLAN - OUTLINE




This section describes the nuclear energy part of a roadmap which over the next 30-40 years might realize a nuclear free society - unless modifications occur during this time.

1.1 The roadmap aims to follow three principles:

1.strictly limit the operation of nuclear power plants to 40 years age.2.restart those nuclear power plants, where the safety has been assured by the (newly formed) Nuclear Safety Commission3.no new construction or expansion of nuclear power stations

1.1. REALIZING A NUCLEAR FREE SOCIETY “ONE DAY EARLIER THAN POSSIBLE” - THREE PRINCIPLES




1.2.Five policies will be followed:

1.nuclear fuel cycle2.maintenance and strengthening of human resources and technology3.cooperation with the international community4.strengthen location, regional measures5.nuclear industry system and system for compensation of damages

1.2 REALIZING A NUCLEAR FREE SOCIETY “ONE DAY EARLIER THAN POSSIBLE” - FIVE POLICIES




CABINET DECISION (“KAKUGIKETTEI”) OF SEPT. 19, 2012

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Sept. 19, the Cabinet released a "Kakugikettei" (Cabinet Decision) which is 4 and 1/2 lines long, which says: We will carry out our energy and environmental policy based on the "Innovative Energy and Environmental Strategy" as decided by the Energy and Environment Council on Sept 14, however we will hold responsible discussions with concerned self-governing regional bodies of Japan and with concerned international organizations, and we will continuously and flexibly verify and adjust our policy. (Kakugikettei, Cabinet decision of Sept 19, 2012, our unofficial translation from bureaucratic official complex Japanese into simplified English, attempting to keep the same meaning). Note, that this "step back" is not uniquely Japanese.... Sweden decided in the 1980s to go zero-nuclear with a Parliament approved schedule, and Sweden's parliament reversed the earlier zero-nuclear decision, and went back to continue nuclear power in 2010 and renewing or building new nuclear power stations.

CABINET DECISION (“KAKUGIKETTEI”) OF SEPT. 19, 2012




PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

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PRIMARY ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY RATIOS

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Japan has one of the lowest primary energy self-sufficiency ratios globally: •Japan has to import about 82% of primary energy, if nuclear energy is included.•however, at present with two exceptions, all nuclear power stations out of service, so that 96% of Japan’s primary energy needs to be imported.

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JAPAN’S PRIMARY ENERGY IMPORTS

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JAPAN’S LNG AND LPG IMPORT - QUANTITY

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The energy supply from nuclear power, has been mainly replaced by LNG (liquid natural gas).

This figures shows the quantity of imported LNG and LPG gas in metric tons.

The mass of imported gas increased from an average of around 6.5 million tons/month to an average of more than 8 million tons/month after the Fukushima disaster on March 11, 2011, ie an increase of approx. 23%.

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JAPAN’S LNG AND LPG PRICES

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Natural gas prices vary widely between the point of purchase/sale, the timing, and the type of delivery (pipeline, liquid natural gas via tanker by sea etc).

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JAPAN’S LNG PRICES

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Most Japanese LNG prices are traditionally fixed to the price of crude oil. Thus the price for 1 Million BTU of LNG gas for Japan is currently on the order of US$ 17, while for certain types of LNG the US internal price is on the order of US$ 2, ie Japanese power companies pay up to 8 times more for LNG than US power companies.

There is much effort on the Japanese side to reduce the costs of procuring LNG.

Recently Osaka Gas and Chubu Electric Power have entered into longterm procurement contracts where the LNG price is determined according to the “Henry hub” price for LNG. (The “Henry hub” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_hub is a distribution hub on the US natural gas pipeline system, and is used for the pricing of natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange and on the IntercontinentalExchange ICE).



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ELECTRICITY GENERATION

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PHASING OUT NUCLEAR POWER AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

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Japan’s nuclear power stations are switched off routinely every 13 months for maintenance. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster it became politically very difficult, if not impossible to return reactors into service after completion of the routine maintenance. As a consequence, 13 months after March 11, 2011, all Japanese nuclear reactors were out of service. Only two reactors have been switched on again. This figure only shows nuclear power generated by reactors owned by the 10 regional electricity operators.

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RESTARTING JAPAN’S NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS

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According to the Chairman of Japan’s new Nuclear Regulation Authority (Chairman Shunichi Tanaka in an interview with Yomiuri Shinbun on September 24, 2012), the preparation of new nuclear safety guidelines required by the new nuclear safety law, will take until summer 2013, so that it is extremely unlikely that nuclear power stations will be restarted in addition than the 2 reactors at Oi which have been restarted a few weeks ago.




JAPAN’S PRESENT ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE

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THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF JAPAN’S ENERGY ARCHITECTURE

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NEW FRAMEWORK FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY AFTER THE

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NUCLEAR DISASTER INVESTIGATIONINDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION:

THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER WAS CAUSED BY REGULATORY CAPTURE

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The Fukushima nuclear disaster has been investigated by several commissions, including:•an internal commission within Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO), the owner and operator of the Fukushima nuclear power station.

•This commission was not independent of TEPCO, but it can be assumed that this commission needed to follow TEPCO’s interests.•an independent commission incorporated by the Japanese Parliament.

•The Chairman of this commission was Professor Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a highly respected medical doctor, formerly Professor of Tokyo University, then Chairman of the Faculty of Medicine of Tokai, and then President of the Science Council of Japan.•Commissioners:

•Koichi Tanaka, Nobel Prize Winner, Chemist at Shimadzu Corporation•Katsuhiko Ishibashi, Seismologist•Kenzo Oshima, Former Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations•Hisako Sakiyama, Medical Doctor, Former Chief of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences•Masafumi Sakurai, Lawyer, former Chief Prosecutor of the Nagoya High Public Prosecutors Office, and former Inspector General for Legal Compliance, Inspector General’s Office, Defense Ministry•Mitsuhiko Tanaka, Science Journalist•Shuya Nomura, Lawyer, Professor, Chuo Law School, Chuo University•Reiko Hachisuka, Chair, Society of Commerce and Industry, Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture•Yoshinori Yokoyama, Social System Designer, Director, University of Tokyo, Executive Management Program

•The primary results of this independent commission was that the Fukushima nuclear accident was caused by Regulatory Capture. A well known phenomenon, which occurs when the industry regulated by this industry’s regulator, gains control (“captures”) of the regulator. •The theory of regulatory capture is due to George Stigler, Nobel Prize winner in Economics. For more on Regulatory Capture see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture



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NEW NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY

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The independent Parliamentary Commission determined that the Fukushima nuclear accident was caused by Regulatory Capture, ie by the capture of the previous Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency by the Japanese nuclear industry. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which was promoting the development of Japan’s nuclear industry.

Therefore it was necessary to establish an independent new regulator for Japan’s nuclear industry.

The new independent nuclear safety regulator is the “Nuclear Regulation Authority” (NRA) and was incorporated on September 19, 2012.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) is part of the Environment Ministry, and its independence is guaranteed under Article 3 of the National Government Organization Law.

Chairman is Shunichi Tanaka, former Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet Office’s Atomic Energy Commission.

According to the Chairman of Japan’s new Nuclear Regulation Authority (Chairman Shunichi Tanaka in an interview with Yomiuri Shinbun on September 24, 2012), the preparation of new nuclear safety guidelines required by the new nuclear safety law, will take until summer 2013, so that it is extremely unlikely that nuclear power stations will be restarted in addition than the 2 reactors at Oi which have been restarted a few weeks ago.

According to NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka, the role of NRA is exclusively the creation and execution of new nuclear safety standards, and response guidelines in the event of another disaster.

Chairman Shunichi Tanaka, in an interview on September 24, 2012 with Yomiuri Shinbun stated that NRA will exclusively focus on objective safety screening and:•will NOT consider issues such as future electricity supply and demand•will NOT consider financial difficulties of electricity operators from switching of nuclear reactors•will NOT take account of the “stress tests” imposed by the Government on electricity operators after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but will assess safety independently•will NOT make efforts to obtain public’s acceptance of restarting nuclear power




HISTORY

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THE 10 REGIONAL ELECTRICITY COMPANIES

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NEW ENERGY CONTRIBUTION TO THE POWER MIX

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Before March 11, 2011, Japan’s regional power monopolies had an unwritten rule to keep “new energy” (ie. renewable energies such as wind, solar, geo-thermal, wave power, bio-mass, but excepting water power) below 1% of the power mix. Water power was excepted, and Japan’s water power contribution is on the order of 10% overall.

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THE 50HZ/60HZ ISSUE

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THE 50HZ/60HZ ISSUE

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Only three frequency converter facilities (FCF) connect the western 60Hz area with the easter 50Hz area:

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IMPACT OF THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

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ELECTRICAL POWER INDUSTRY REFORM AND

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ASIAN GRID PROPOSALS

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JAPAN’S CITY GAS LANDSCAPE

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JAPAN’S REGIONAL GAS COMPANIES - OVERVIEW

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JAPAN’S REGIONAL GAS COMPANIES - THE BIG 4

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JAPAN’S BIG-4 GAS COMPANIES (ANNUAL OPERATING INCOME)

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COMPARING JAPAN’S 10 ELECTRICITY OPERATORS WITH JAPAN’S BIG-4 GAS

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THE ROLE OF JAPAN’S TRADING COMPANIES

IN THE ENERGY DOMAIN

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THE ROLE OF JAPAN’S TRADING COMPANIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

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FEED IN TARIFFS (FIT) FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

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GLOSSARY

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Mega-solar

1 Joule

1 Watt

1 GW = 1 Giga-Watt

Solar plants larger than 1 MegaWatt capacity, corresponding to the electricity needs of about 300 family homes

SI-Unit for Energy.

3,600,000 Joule = 1 kilo Watt hour (= 1 kWh)1 Joule = 2.778 x 10-7 kWh

SI-Unit for Power.

Measures energy transfer or energy conversion.1 Watt = 1 Joule / second

1 GW = 1 Billion Watt = 109 Watt

The power generation capacity of a nuclear power station is typically on the order of 1 GW




SUMMARY

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SUMMARY:JAPAN’S ELECTRICAL ENERGY LANDSCAPE

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Japan’s electrical industry has been almost unchanged for many years, until the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck in March 2011. The nuclear energy contribution to Japan’s electrical energy mix was around 30% and increasing this nuclear energy contribution to 50% was official policy. New renewable sources were kept below 1% of the electricity energy mix.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster led to a shut-down of almost all nuclear power stations (except two), and nuclear power has for the time being been replaced by much more expensive fossil sources (mainly gas), and restarting retired aged conventional power stations.

Legislation came in force on July 1, 2012 to promote renewable energy sources via feed-in-tariffs, and Japan’s energy strategy plan is currently in intense political discussions. For the future, strong increases in renewable energy can be expected. The long-term fate of nuclear power has not yet been decided.




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- Leading high-technology business development boutique in Tokyo, working globally- Founded in 1996/1997 - 14 years experience, relationships, cooperations and success record.- CEO works with Japan’s high-tech / telecom sector since 1984 - 27 years experience, resources,

cooperations.- Wide network of cooperations in Governments, Embassies, trading companies, distributors,

finance, VCs, traditional corporations, venture start-ups, industry associations- Experience: market-entry, restructuring, M&A, acquisitions, due-diligence

Customers include:- More than 100 investment fund managers- Industrial customers:

- NTT-Communications, SIEMENS, Deutsche Telekom, Cubic, Unaxis (now: Oerlikon), CITI Group, CLSA Asian Markets, Genscape, Google, IKEA, Isabellenhuette, Landis+Gyr, National Instruments, Swisscom, TechnoCom,

- Government- New York Police Department, European Union, TEKES (Technology Research funding

organization of the Government of Finland)

Deep Japanese technology market knowledge - we publish a series of market reports for about 10 years, which are purchased world-wide. You can purchase our reports on Bloomberg: https://www.bmart.com/search?&nuts%5B%5D=WIRE%3AEUT, and via eSellerate: http://store.eSellerate.net/s.aspx?s=STR0576176470 and from http://www.eurotechnology.com/store/



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GERHARD FASOLPROFILE: HTTP://WWW.FASOL.COM/PROFILE/

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- Worked successfully with Japan’s high-tech sector since 1984 - 27 years. Came first to Japan in 1984 to help build NTT’s first international R&D cooperation on semiconductor lasers

- Entrepreneur in Tokyo since 1996, Eurotechnology Japan KK worked with many large corporate groups (e.g. SIEMENS, NTT, Deutsche Telekom, Asahi Glass...), more than 100 investment fund managers

- Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engineering at Tokyo University. Record of Fasol-Laboratory at Tokyo University: http://www.fasol.com/tokyo_university/

- Elite “Sakigake” (Pioneer) R&D project on Spin-Electronics of Japanese Government Science and Technology Agency. This work was evaluated by US National Science Foundation and US Department of Trade: http://www.wtec.org/loyola/erato/ch7_5.htm

- Co-initiator of spin-electronics device research in Japan, one of the first to start work on spin-electronics in Japan in 1991

- Tenured Faculty member at Cavendish Laboratory/University of Cambridge. - Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engineering at Tokyo University- PhD in Solid-State Physics (Cambridge University, Trinity College, UK)- Diplom-Physiker, Ruhr-University Bochum (Diplom-Thesis on Superconductivity)- Publication list (Books, patents and publications, several publications are specifially concerning

electron-spin and spin-electronics): http://www.fasol.com/profile/publications.shtml - Languages: English, German (native), French, Japanese, and some Swedish



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GERHARD FASOL WITH TETSUZO MATSUMOTO, EXEC VP OF SOFTBANK MOBILE CORPORATION

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“POST GALAPAGOS STUDY GROUP”25 JAPANESE LEADERS + 1 FOREIGNER (GERHARD FASOL) WORKING FOR ONE YEAR ON CONCEPTS TO OVERCOME JAPAN’S “GALAPAGOS EFFECT”

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CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION

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Contact•Gerhard Fasol PhD•Eurotechnology Japan KK, Tokyo, Japan•http://www.eurotechnology.com/ •Mobile +81-90-8594-6291•[email protected]•[email protected]

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