The government plans to review the national medium- to long-term energy policy "Basic Energy Plan" by the end of this year.
The focus will be on how to combine power sources such as renewable energy and nuclear power toward the realization of a carbon-free society in 2050.
The "Basic Energy Plan" is reviewed once every three years, and in the current plan, the power source composition aimed at in 2030 is:
▼ renewable energy 22% to 24%,
▼ nuclear power 20% to 22%,
▼ thermal power It is about 56%.
The government's December implementation plan for a carbon-free society included a reference to raising the share of renewable energy from approximately 50% to 60% in 2050.
For this reason, in this review of the "Basic Energy Plan," it is expected that discussions will be held on how much to raise the proportion of renewable energy in the stage of 2030, just before that.
However, the amount of power generated by renewable energies such as solar power and wind power fluctuates greatly depending on the natural conditions and weather, and how to position nuclear power generation is also an issue.
Nuclear power does not emit carbon dioxide during power generation, so it is considered an option for decarbonization in the practical stage in the government's action plan, but safety concerns remain persistent.
With this in mind, the main focus of the review of the "Basic Energy Plan" to be carried out later this year will be how to combine power sources such as renewable energy and nuclear power.