Friday, March 31, 2017

Japan: Russia Proposes Joint Geothermal Power Projects on Kiril Islands

Russia, Japan may jointly build geothermal power plants on Kurils — paper (TASS)

Russia and Japan may jointly build geothermal power plants on the Kuril Islands, Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, reported Friday.

According to the paper’s sources, during the March 18 Russian-Japanese consultations in Tokyo, Russia handed over to Japan a package of 26 proposals on joint projects in the area. Japan, in its turn, prepared a similar 30-point list.

The paper said that proposals to build geothermal power plants and a seafood processing plant on the islands were included in both lists.

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