With Mizuho Bank, Ltd. as lead manager, the project finance syndicate includes 10 banks in total, including locally based businesses, namely The Bank of Iwate, Ltd., The Tohoku Bank, Ltd. and Kita-Nippon Bank, Ltd., as well as non-local institutions, specifically, The Michinoku Bank, Ltd., The Yamagata Bank, Ltd., The Aomori Bank, Ltd., The Akita Bank, Ltd., Hokuto Bank, Ltd., The Toho Bank, and The Shonai Bank, Ltd., as well as Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. and Nippon Life Insurance Company.