EnvironmentMitsui Fudosan to power properties with in-house solar energy
Developer's plans could help reduce costs and meet 2030 decarbonization goals
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, one of the properties that Mitsui Fudosan will power with its own electricity. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
YOSHIHIRO HARA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japan's top property developer Mitsui Fudosan will begin powering some of its large-scale commercial properties with electricity produced at its own solar power plants, aiming to cut costs and reduce its carbon footprint by largely bypassing power companies.