Carbon Tracker Institute

Solar and wind make coal unprofitable in Japan
Recent investments into 11 GW of new coal generation capacity may result in reduced operating cashflows of $71 billion. That will occur, according to a report from the Carbon Tracker Institute, because solar and wind will become cheaper than coal in Japan by 2025 at the latest, despite high renewable energy costs at present.
Oct 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, coal, Carbon Tracker Institute