Japan's JERA says domestic offshore wind project on schedule despite rising costs

Japan's JERA says domestic offshore wind project on schedule despite rising costs

TOKYO, Feb 18 : Japan's top power generator JERA has begun construction of its offshore wind project in Akita, northern Japan, and is on schedule for a 2028 start-up, President Hisahide Okuda said on Wednesday.The move comes despite soaring material and construction costs, and last year's withdrawal by a Mit