Japanese firms scrap plans for major coal plant

Published 09:37 on January 31, 2019  /  Last updated at 20:51 on January 31, 2019  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

A group of Japanese companies have scrapped plans to build a coal-fired power plant that would have emitted some 12 million tonnes of CO2 annually, and are considering constructing a gas-fired facility in the same location.
A group of Japanese companies have scrapped plans to build a coal-fired power plant that would have emitted some 12 million tonnes of CO2 annually, and are considering constructing a gas-fired facility in the same location.


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