KEY DETAILS Duration: Five Months Location: Kansai, Japan Company: Kansai Electric Power Co (KEPCO) PROJECT OVERVIEW Power Ledger, in partnership with Japanese utility KEPCO, trialed a blockchain-enabled demonstration of P2P transaction for post feed in tariffs (FIT) surplus power in Osaka, proving the accuracy and consumer acceptance of Power Ledger’s leading-edge technology in Japan in addition to Australia. The trial showed how communities can be provided with cheaper energy systems to offset existing energy costs and allow energy-generating customers to monetize their renewable energy investments by selling their excess energy via Power Ledger’s P2P platform. MARKET OPPORTUNITY Japan currently has 40GW of installed solar capacity, however a significant reduction in FIT for s

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