Renova — not to be confused with Brazil’s Renova Energia — plans to build 300MW of PV capacity, primarily utility-scale projects above 20MW in size, and currently has 69.2MW under development throughout the country.

Led by president and chief executive Yosuke Kiminami — a former consultant at McKinsey & Co. — Renova operates a range of environment-related businesses.

Following its establishment in 2000, it quickly built a name for itself as a consultant to companies on matters such as environmental risk management, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and green business development.

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