Mega solar power station in Niigata

Mega solar power station in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) visits a mega solar power station in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2011. The Niigata prefectural government hopes to begin operation of the power plant in late October. Attention to solar power has increased in Japan due to power supply constraints stemming from the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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