The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has compiled a trial calculation that the amount of renewable energy generated in 2030 will be about 1.7 times higher than in 2019 toward the realization of a carbon-free society.
On the 13th, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held a council of experts and set concrete measures to achieve the government's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 46% toward 2030 compared to 2013. Discussed.
In this, we have compiled a trial calculation of the estimated amount of renewable energy power generation that could be additionally introduced in the future within the jurisdiction of each ministry and agency.
Specifically, the Ministry of the Environment will install solar power generation equipment in half of the public facilities for 7.5 billion kilowatt hours, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will install solar power generation at airports nationwide to make it a renewable energy base. It is said that 2.8 billion kilowatt hours can be additionally introduced.
The total amount of renewable energy generated in 2030 is estimated to be 312 billion kilowatt hours.
This is about 1.7 times the amount of renewable energy generated in 2019.
On the other hand, the committee members made a series of harsh opinions such as "Even if this amount is accumulated, it is not enough to achieve the target" and "The amount of power generation fluctuates greatly depending on the weather, and the cost to adjust it is also required". It was.
Based on these opinions, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to present a revised draft of the "Basic Energy Plan" later this month.