InterviewJapan reform minister Kono vows to ease rules to spur renewables
Government to mull revising regulations curbing wind and solar power development
Taro Kono, Japan's cabinet minister in charge of administrative and regulatory reform, is vowing to spearhead the easing of regulations for developing renewable energy. (Source photos by Akira Kodaka and Kosuke Imamura)
Nikkei staff writers
October 19, 2020 18:03 JST
TOKYO -- Taro Kono, Japan's minister for administrative reform and regulatory reform, said that he will ease regulations to increase locations where wind and solar power can be developed to encourage private investment and achieve the government's goal of enhancing renewable energy.