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Japan’s Marubeni starts new company for power trading

  • Mercados: Electricity
  • 01/10/25

Japanese trading house Marubeni has established a new company to expand its power trading activities in Japan, the company said on 1 October.

Marubeni's wholly owned subsidiaries domestic power retailer Marubeni Power Retail and UK-based power retailer SmartestEnergy will each hold a 50pc stake in the new company called, Marubeni Power Trading.

Total capital invested in Marubeni Power Trading is ¥2bn ($14mn), Marubeni told Argus.

The Japanese power futures trading market has been expanding and there is an increasing need to manage risks related to volatility in power prices, Marubeni said. In addition, with the increased use of renewable energy supply-demand measures will need to be adjusted according to region, time zone, and seasons in the power industry

Marubeni aims to utilise the existing network of Marubeni Power Retail in Japan and SmartestEnergy's experiences in power trading to promote the new company's business. Marubeni began its power retail business in 2000 and launched Marubeni Power Retail in 2011. It established SmartestEnergy in the UK in 2001 for wholesale and retail power sales, as well as trading.


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