EP.159 Naoaki Eguchi, Partner, Baker McKenzie

On this week’s Energy Unplugged episode, we welcome Naoaki “Nick” Eguchi, Partner, Baker McKenzie and Co-head of the Firm’s Renewable and Clean Energy Group in Tokyo, in a conversation with our Head of Advisory in Japan, Hayato Ono, and our Managing Director in APAC, Hugo Batten. The discussion revolves around Japan’s energy markets. Nick focuses his practice on project finance and renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydroelectric) and has worked on a lot of the major transactions that have occurred in Japan, as well as authoring a lot of academic articles, most recently as a co-author of the “Offshore Wind Finance Guide Book”. Main topics include: • Changes in Japan’s energy market related to market design & policy, generation mix and various players • Technologies and investment cases, including batteries, offshore wind and hydrogen • Market dynamics and successful business models