The China Post
Date: September 4, 2016
By: CNA

Ibaraki, Japan–Changhua County’s government in central Taiwan is considering developing renewable energy and is hoping to attract investment and support from a Japanese business group that specializes in this area.

County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku (魏明谷) said on Friday during a visit to Japan that he is interested in working with Japan’s private fund manager the Equis Group, which is the largest renewable energy investor in Asia. It manages a fund valued at US$2.7 billion.

So far, the Japanese group has built up 3.7GW in renewable energy production capacity in Asia, including the solar power site Wei recently visited in Mito in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture.

Wei made the remarks after surveying the extensive solar power development site on the visit to Japan to seek investments from Japanese firms.

Wei has been impressed by Equis’ efforts in renewable energy development, expressing interest in working with the Japanese business group to help his county in central Taiwan attract more investment in solar energy.     [FULL  STORY]