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Obton, GSSG Solar to Acquire 117MW Japanese Solar Projects

GSSG Solar and its affiliates are pleased to announce our first joint venture with Obton), headquartered in Denmark, to acquire nine Japanese solar projects totaling 117 MW. Eight of the projects are in operation (104 MW), while one of the projects is under development (13 MW).

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GSSG Solar joins Colorado Governor’s Japan delegation to bolster international business ties

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, and more than 20 Colorado leaders–including GSSG Solar’s Managing Director Charlie McDaniel and Director Adrian Archambault–traveled to Japan to explore opportunities and tout Colorado’s business acumen in the aerospace, renewable energy, innovation and research sectors.

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Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd Invests In Three Japanese Solar Power Plants Developed by GSSG

GSSG Solar, LLC and its affiliates are pleased to welcome Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd (“DEI”) as a new long-term investor in three Japanese solar energy generation facilities — 31 megawatts located in Gifu Prefecture, 51 megawatts located in Tochigi Prefecture, and 22.5 megawatts located in Kumamoto prefecture.

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Colorado solar firm continues inroads in New Hampshire communities

(NH Business Review) A Colorado company wants to build a solar farm in Bow to go with the 11 arrays it is building in other parts of New Hampshire, and it hopes to do many more, despite the state’s reputation for being less welcoming to the industry than the rest of New England….“There’s always a benefit to being a first mover”…

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GSSG Solar Announces Close of GSSG Solar Partners III, LP

GSSG Solar (“GSSG”), a solar focused renewable energy investment manager, today announces the final closing of GSSG Solar Partners III L.P., and affiliated funds with $196 million in aggregate capital commitments (“Fund III”). Over 95% of investors from GSSG’s previous fund made commitments to Fund III along with a marquee set of institutional investors, endowments, and family offices.

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GSSG Solar Hires Veteran Banker as Director of Project Finance

GSSG Solar Japan, KK, a subsidiary of GSSG Solar, LLC
announces the hiring of Satoshi Iwase as Director of Project Finance based in Tokyo. Iwase-san joins GSSG with over 30 years of experience in asset management, securitization, and project finance. He was recently a Senior Manager at one of GSSG’s lending partners,
Shinsei Bank, LTD, a leader in renewables lending.

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GSSG Solar Promotes Two Leaders to Lead Development and Asset Management

GSSG Solar Japan, KK, a subsidiary of GSSG Solar, LLC, announced the promotion of two of its key members in the Tokyo office. Koji Shiga was promoted to Director of Development while Toshimichi Wago was promoted to Director of Asset Management. Shiga-san will take on all responsibilities related to permitting the firm’s portfolio of Japanese projects. Wago-san will assume responsibilities associated with the operations and reporting of the 220 MW of projects managed by the Company, including 34 MW of operational projects.

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GSSG Announces Full Commercial Operation of 19 MW Kita-Ibaraki Project

GSSG Solar, LLC (“GSSG”) announced full commercial operations for the 19 MW Kita-Ibaraki solar project in November 2020 (the “Project”). The Project is located in the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan and will sell power to Tokyo EPCO under a 20-year feed-in-tariff (“FIT”). The Project is expected to offset the needs of approximately 3,400 local residents annually and employed roughly 200 local laborers workers during the construction period.

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GSSG Announces Construction of 9 MW New Hampshire Portfolio

GSSG Solar announces seven solar facilities across four municipalities in New Hampshire that will be operational by the end of the year. The nine megawatt portfolio is made possible under the state’s Group Net Metering Program through the enactment of Senate Bill 98, which allows New Hampshire rate payers to benefit from cost savings from solar projects located in the state.

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GSSG Solar Announces the First Close of GSSG Solar Partners III, LP

GSSG Solar, LLC (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the first close of GSSG Solar Partners III, LP, its third global fund (the “Fund”). The Fund will build on the strategy, infrastructure, and relationships of the Company’s prior funds providing investors access to high quality solar projects…

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GSSG Solar Announces METI Approval for Yamanashi Solar Plant

GSSG Solar, LLC (“GSSG”) announced the METI approval for its 14.7 MW Yamanashi solar plant (the “Project”). This important milestone marks the final approval of the Project’s 20-year feed-in-tariff (“FIT) under which it will sell power to Tokyo EPCO.

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GSSG Solar Announces Promotion of Charlie McDaniel and Adrian Archambault

GSSG Solar, LLC announced the promotion of Charlie McDaniel to Managing Director and Adrian Archambault to Director at the company’s annual corporate off-site meeting in October 2018.

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Deal Focus: GSSG Sharpens Focus on Japan Solar

APRIL 2017

A turnaround in Japanese government policy on solar power is responsible for a renaissance in the renewables space. GSSG Solar has earmarked its entire corpus of its $120 million second fund for deployment in the country…

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Solar-focused GP invests $120m in Japan projects

MARCH 2017

GSSG Solar, a US private equity firm focused exclusively on the solar energy sector, has agreed to invest at least $120 million in an expansion of its Japanese portfolio…

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GSSG Solar Announces Commitment to Japanese Mega-Solar

MARCH 2017

GSSG Solar is pleased to announce over $120 million of additional commitments to the firm’s investments in Japanese solar projects…

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GSSG Solar Announces Financial Close and Ground-breaking of Suwa, Nagano Japan, 47 MW Solar Plant

MAY 2016

The 47 MW solar project will be built in the Nagano Prefecture of Japan and will sell power to Chubu Electric Power Company…

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Shinsei Bank Announces Arrangement of Project Financing for Megasolar Project in Suwa, Nagano

MAY 2016

Story on the Shinsei Bank website…

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Vision Ridge Partners and GSSG Solar Announce Major Solar Project in Japan

MAY 2016

Suwa Project Demonstrates Strong International Cooperation in Increasing Clean Energy Sources…

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Nikkei Asian Review reports on “Foreign players descending on Japan’s solar power market”

APRIL 2016

Story on the Nikkei Asian Review website…

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GSSG Solar Completes Financing of 4.75 Megawatt Portfolio

JULY 2014

In the Denver metro area, the last of the seven ground-mounted, fixed tilt projects was interconnected in July of 2014 and all of the systems are delivering solar generated electricity to the users at costs significantly below respective retail electricity rates…

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