The Japanese government is moving to speed up the environmental
assessment process for new coal-fired power plants as its power sector
struggles with a surging energy bill in the wake of the forced idling of
much of the country's nuclear power plants following the Fukushima
power plant meltdown in 2011.
At present, it can take up to four years for approvals for new plants to be processed.
According to Japanese media reports, the government intends
to make 12 months the maximum period for assessing and approving new
coal-fired power plants as its utilities seek to develop more power
stations to stem surging energy supply bills.
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