TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will invest about 30 billion yen ($193 million) over two years to build a solar farm in the U.S. state of Texas, the company said on Thursday, looking to tap nascent demand in a state where wind power is the dominant renewable energy.
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Japan's Mitsui invests $200m to build Texas solar farm
Trading house hopes to sell electricity directly to U.S. factories and companies
Mitsui aims to start commercial operation of the Texas solar farm, like this one in the state of Indiana, in 2026. © Reuters
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