Entry Into the Retail Electricity Business

「From October this year, the company began offering an all-electric home plan under au electricity to customers in the Kanto, Chubu and Kansai regions (Note 8). This allows customers living in all-electric homes who were previously unable to enroll to subscribe to au electricity. The plan qualifies for UQ mobile's Home Set Discount, and customers using eligible UQ mobile plans receive a discount of up to ¥1,100, including tax (Note 9).」

「In the energy business, the company began a trial offering in July this year of the Home Power Plant Service for customers living in Tokyo, excluding the outlying islands. The service installs solar panels and storage batteries at customers' homes with no upfront or monthly fixed charges, allowing them to use the electricity generated at a discounted price. In the same month, the company announced that it had installed auリニューアブルエナジー's first large-scale storage battery at the KDDI Oyama Network Center and would begin constructing the storage battery facility in December, with the aim of launching a storage battery business from the second half of fiscal 2025, with auリニューアブルエナジー as the operating entity, together with auリニューアブルエナジー株式会社, 東京電力ホールディングス株式会社 and 株式会社エナリス.」

「In December of the previous year, auリニューアブルエナジー株式会社, which promotes renewable energy generation, began commercial operations at a solar power plant in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.」

「In June this year, the company and auリニューアブルエナジー株式会社 entered into an agreement with 群馬県 for cooperation aimed at creating a self-sustaining, decentralized society through GX (green transformation).」

「In the energy business, auエネルギーホールディングス株式会社 and auリニューアブルエナジー株式会社 began a capital and business alliance with 京セラ株式会社 in April this year to strengthen efforts to promote renewable energy generation.」

「In the energy business, the company established auリニューアブルエナジー企画株式会社, now auリニューアブルエナジー株式会社, in January this year and is working to commercialize renewable energy generation in order to contribute to achieving carbon neutrality. In the same month, auエネルギー＆ライフ株式会社 began offering the au electricity Solar Power Purchase Service to households that own solar panels, advancing initiatives to promote the adoption of renewable energy.」

「In the energy business, auエネルギーホールディングス株式会社 and auエネルギー＆ライフ株式会社 began operations in July this year following the transfer of the business from the company. From September this year, the company will also begin initiatives such as the Electricity-Saving Challenge Program, which awards Ponta points based on the amount of electricity saved to customers using electricity services such as au electricity; advance registration is required. Through these initiatives, the company will contribute to a stable electricity supply together with its customers.」

「In the energy business, the company established the intermediate holding company auエネルギーホールディングス株式会社 and the operating company auエネルギー＆ライフ株式会社 in April this year. In addition to further strengthening its electricity retail services, the company will contribute to carbon neutrality through initiatives including renewable energy generation and VPP (Virtual Power Plant) projects.」

「The company will transfer, through an absorption-type company split, to its wholly owned consolidated subsidiary auエネルギーホールディングス株式会社 the functions for managing subsidiaries involved in its energy business and for planning, formulating and implementing business strategy, and will transfer, through an absorption-type company split, its electricity retail and related businesses to its wholly owned consolidated subsidiary auエネルギー＆ライフ株式会社.」

「In the energy business, the number of contracts for KDDI's electricity services, including au electricity and UQ electricity, exceeded 3 million in August this year. From September, the company began offering the au electricity eco plan, which provides electricity with a renewable energy ratio of effectively 100% and effectively zero CO2 emissions, while contributing to environmental conservation through donations.」

「At UQ mobile, the company substantially expanded its device lineup and, from June this year, began offering the electricity bundle discount, under which the rollover plan can be used from ¥990 per month, including tax, at an even more attractive price.」

「In the energy business, the company announced in May this year that the number of au electricity contracts had exceeded 2 million, and completed the procedures related to making 株式会社エナリス a subsidiary.」

「In the energy business, the company began selling electricity and gas to households in the Kanto region in February this year through a business partnership with 東京電力エナジーパートナー株式会社.」

「In the energy business, the company and 電源開発株式会社 completed in December the tender offer for shares of 株式会社エナリス that they had conducted since November of the previous year, making the company a consolidated subsidiary. The company will continue working to expand and strengthen the au electricity service.」

「In anticipation of expanding and strengthening the au electricity service, the company and 電源開発株式会社 announced in August this year that they would launch a tender offer for shares of 株式会社エナリス.」

「By expanding energy businesses such as au electricity, establishing financial businesses and entering the education business, we will continue proposing a diverse range of life design services to customers and seek to maximize the au Economic Zone.」

「We will seek to maximize transaction value by expanding commerce businesses such as "Wowma!" and payment businesses such as the "au WALLET Card," while continuing to propose a diverse range of life design services to customers through the expansion of energy businesses such as "au electricity," the establishment of financial businesses and entry into the education business, thereby maximizing the "au Economic Zone."」

「In non-telecommunications businesses, we aim to transform the company into a life design company in order to establish a new growth driver. In addition to conventional telecommunications services, we will provide energy, commerce, financial, payment and content services comprehensively as "life design" offerings, thereby maximizing the "au Economic Zone," a new economic sphere in non-telecommunications businesses built on the au customer base.」

「In non-telecommunications areas, we aim to transform the business into a “life design company.” In addition to au WALLET Market, a merchandise service using au shops, our largest touchpoint connecting customers with au, we are working to maximize the au ecosystem by expanding au Electricity and offering Kansai Electric Power’s gas-rate plan, Kansai Electric Gas Nattoku Plan for au, launched on 1 April this year.」

「In non-telecommunications areas, we aimed to transform the business into a “life design company.” In addition to expanding au WALLET Market, a merchandise service using au shops, our largest touchpoint connecting customers with au, we worked to maximize the au ecosystem by offering au Electricity and a points-exchange website exclusively for au STAR members.」

「In non-telecommunications areas, we aim to transform the business into a “life design company.” In addition to expanding au WALLET Market, a merchandise service using au shops, our largest touchpoint connecting customers with au, we are working to maximize the au ecosystem by offering au Electricity and a points-exchange website exclusively for au STAR members.」

「In non-telecommunications areas, we are working to expand the au ecosystem with the aim of transforming the business into a life-design company. In addition to expanding au WALLET Market, a merchandise service using au shops, our largest touchpoint connecting customers with au, we launched au Electricity.」

「From 1 April this year, we began offering au Electricity nationwide, excluding Okinawa Prefecture and certain areas.」

「To expand the au ecosystem, in addition to strengthening the merchandise and financial and payments businesses, we entered the retail electricity business in April this year.」