Major solar power plant to be built in western Japan

Major solar power plant to be built in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - What will be one of Japan's biggest solar power plants is set to be built in a former salt field shown in this file photo taken on Jan. 7, 2012, in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan. It is scheduled to begin operation in the first half of 2019. (Kyodo)

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