REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR
Our parent company Shizen Energy Inc. was founded in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis to develop renewable power projects in Japan in 2011. With our purpose to take action for the blue planet, we have successfully developed 1 GW of renewable power projects. Ten years after our founding, and with our purpose more resonant than ever as Japan and other countries shift to net zero, we founded Shizen International Inc., with the intention to accelerate the renewable transition in Asia and around the world.
We are actively developing renewable projects in 7 countries being Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia. In addition to utility-scale projects, we are increasingly providing renewable energy directly to corporate offtakers. We feel privileged to be involved in increasing numbers of renewable projects with like-minded partners, customers and citizens, and would welcome new opportunities to support your renewable energy objectives.
Kenji Kawado
Representative Director, CEO, Shizen International Inc.
Shizen International is a renewable energy developer active in Southeast Asia and Brazil. We provide both customer oriented services, such as affordable and reliable clean energy for corporate offtake, and investment related services, such as construction management and financing of large scale solar and wind power projects.
DEVELOPMENT
Early stage initiation and origination of projects from initial conception until
ready-to-build.
TECHNICAL DESIGN
Conceptual designs, co-ordination with suppliers, optimising and cost saving.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Management of contractors, contract enforcement, quality inspection, schedule monitoring.
EPC FINANCE
Performance-based EPC financing enabling customers to own assets backed behind a performance guaranteed PPA.
IPP INVESTMENT
Strong financial position through-out South East Asia allows us to directly invest and own solar & wind power plants.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Optimising asset performance from both a technical and commercial perspective.
DEVELOPMENT
Early stage initiation and origination of projects from initial conception until ready-to-build.
TECHNICAL DESIGN
Conceptual designs, co-ordination with suppliers, optimising and cost saving.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Management of contractors, contract enforcement, quality inspection, schedule monitoring.
EPC FINANCE
Performance-based EPC financing enabling customers to own assets backed behind a performance guaranteed PPA.
IPP INVESTMENT
Strong financial position through-out South East Asia allows us to directly invest and own solar & wind power plants.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Optimising asset performance from both a technical and commercial perspective.
Shizen International Inc.
Development Of Overseas And Domestic Renewable Energy Power Plants
Asset Management Of Overseas And Domestic Renewable Energy Power Plants
Shizen Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Pt Alam Energy Indonesia
Shizen Energia Do Brasil Ltda
Shizen International (Thailand) Co., Ltd
Shizenenergy Holdings Philippines
Shizen Energy Asia Sdn Bhd
September 2020
¥85,000,000
Shizen Energy Inc.
Kyuden International Corporation
Kenji Kawado
Ryo Ogawa
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Fukuoka Ohori Bldg. 3f, 1-1-6 Arato, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 810-0062
SHIZEN INTERNATIONAL TRACK RECORD
Construction Completed
72.2MW
Onsite Solar
115.4MW
Offsite Solar/Battery Storage
61.0MW
Wind (Onshore and Offshore)
Developed Projects
248.9MW
Operating
58.8MW
Start/Under Construction
0.6MW
Advanced Development
1279.3MW
Early Development
Kenji Kawado
Representative Director
CEO
Ryo Ogawa
Director
COO
Sarah Welch
CFO
Virginie Sandilya
CIO
Co-founder and Representative Director of Shizen Energy Inc. After graduating from university, Kenji joined a wind power company and was involved in the development, financing, and project management of wind power plants throughout Japan. In June 2011, following the Great East Japan Earthquake, he founded Shizen Energy Inc. with Ken Isono and Masaya Hasegawa and assumed the position of Representative Director. He currently oversees investment and strategy, corporate management, finance, and accounting and tax affairs. He led the capital raising of over 74 billion yen in 2022.
Since joining Shizen in 2019, Oliver has been deeply involved with forming and managing our international partnerships with companies such as Northland Power, Constant Energy and juwi.
Prior to joining Shizen, Oliver worked at PwC for 7 years in Japan and the UK, where his last role was Director of the Deals Modelling team in Tokyo. During his time at PwC, Oliver took a leading role in renewable energy, conventional power and infrastructure asset transactions in Japan and internationally.
Oliver is a CFA charterholder, Chartered Financial Modeller and graduated from University College London with First Class Honours in Economics.
After starting her career in audit at KPMG London, Sarah built extensive financial experience in the UK and Japan across the energy and media sectors. Her expertise spans the full corporate lifecycle, from scaling early-stage Japanese startups to FTSE-listed entities and global multinationals.
She holds a BA in History from Durham University and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Rei joined Shizen in 2020. She started as the Country Manager in Thailand and established Shizen International (Thailand), leading the corporate PPA business with Aisin Group and Panasonic Group. After returning to Japan, she has been head of project development in Japan including the corporate PPA business and project execution for solar and wind.
Prior to joining Shizen Energy Group, she has nine years of experience as an iron ore trader at Mitsubishi Corporation and four years of management experience at Dari K in the cacao and chocolate business.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Virginie joined Shizen Energy in September 2022. Currently, Virginie serves as Chief Investment Officer at Shizen International Energy, as well as Head of Project Finance for the group. Her most recent track record includes the successful closing of 130MW of project financings with corporate PPAs, including Microsoft’s first PPA in Japan.
Previously, Virginie was an Associate Director at Clean Energy Finance Corporation in Australia, executing over A$600 million in clean energy investments. With a background in project and export finance at HSBC in Singapore and Hong Kong, Virginie brings deep expertise in structuring complex financial transactions.
She holds an MSc in management from Toulouse Business School in France.
Ryo joined Shizen Energy in August 2021 and has been working on the development of international renewable energy projects. He also serves as Shizen Energy’s Indonesia-Vietnam Country Manager.
Prior to joining Shizen, Ryo worked at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), where he gained extensive experience in financing infrastructure projects, including energy, transportation and sanitation sectors, particularly in ASEAN countries.
He holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Tokyo and a Master of Law (L.LM) from Fordham University, School of Law. Attorney at law in New York State, U.S.A.