Japan may shut about 100 inefficient coal-fired power units by 2030 to reach its emissions reduction target under the Paris agreement.
The powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will soon start expert panel discussions on details of the closure plan, according to an official with the ministry. The shut downs are necessary to meet targets already laid out in the country’s 2018 basic energy plan, and won’t include 26 higher-efficiency units or stop construction of 15 new coal-power stations, said the official.
