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Nippon Life Targets ¥2 Trillion Infrastructure Portfolio as Data-Centre Finance Expands

Nippon Life plans to expand infrastructure financing to ¥2 trillion, using project debt to support US and Japanese data-centre development.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Tokyo, 20 September 2026 – Nippon Life Insurance plans to build a ¥2 trillion, or approximately US$12.75 billion, infrastructure-financing portfolio that includes United States data-centre construction, positioning long-duration insurance capital behind the global expansion of artificial-intelligence computing. The programme would use project-finance structures in which loans are repaid from cash generated by the underlying assets.

The insurer views US project-finance investments as capable of delivering average spreads above 2%, while diversifying its asset base. It is also considering loans for Japanese data-centre projects by the end of fiscal 2026 and aims to double its outstanding infrastructure-financing balance to ¥2 trillion by fiscal 2035, adding new projects faster than existing loans are repaid.

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