Japan eyes 20-22 per cent electricity from nuclear by 2030

• 9 years ago (2015-04-23)
• Junior Isles

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The Japanese industry ministry is seeking to bring down the total electricity produced by nuclear power down from 28.6 per cent, the total before the Fukushima nuclear crisis, to 20-22 per cent by 2030.

The head of the ministry overseeing the power sector, Yoichi Miyazawa, presented the plan to the other cabinet ministries during a recent meeting at the Prime Minister's office. He also suggested that the country should also generate 22-24 per cent of total electricity by renewable sources by 2030.

However, Miyazawa was quick to point out to journalists that nothing had yet been decided.

In the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to lower the country’s dependence on nuclear power and promote cleaner energy - something that much of the public supports. However, the government is looking to restart many of the country’s idle nuclear power plants despite public opposition.

In relation to this, a panel of the ruling Liberal Democrat party has now developed a proposal seeking to get the country to generate more than 30 per cent of its electrical needs by renewable sources by 2030.