Bond spotlight

Kansai Electric: rare USD issuer with focus on nuclear

Written by Rose Choy

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Japan’s largest producer of nuclear energy, Kansai Electric Power (KANSEL) is making its first foray into the USD market since 2019. A new 5-year benchmark bond, anticipated to be US$500mn in size, is due to price as soon as 18 Feb.

Kansai accounts for 50% of Japan’s nuclear operating capacity and is therefore a key player in the country’s low-carbon transition plan. In recent years it has ramped up efforts to move away from fossil fuels, even cancelling a 3.7GW LNG-fired power plant in 2023.

The new bond issuance is likely an effort to maintain the company’s dollar lines as it continues with capital expenditures and debt repayments that support its low-carbon transformation.

About the author

Rose Choy

Rose Choy

Research Director, APAC

Based in Singapore, Rose has over 20 years’ experience in capital markets, most recently as a Senior PM at Conning Asia, and her research focuses on credit research and analysis on the energy transition in the Asia-Pacific region.

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