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(Update) Mitsubishi, Chubu Electric Quit Akita, Chiba Offshore Power Projects

(Update) Mitsubishi, Chubu Electric Quit Akita, Chiba Offshore Power Projects

Mitsubishi Corp. President Katsuya Nakanishi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to announce the major Japanese trading house's decision to withdraw from offshore wind power projects in three areas off Akita and Chiba prefectures.
Mitsubishi Corp. President Katsuya Nakanishi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to announce the major Japanese trading house's decision to withdraw from offshore wind power projects in three areas off Akita and Chiba prefectures.

   Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Corp. and Chubu Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that they will pull out of offshore wind power projects in three areas of Japan.
   Following a reassessment of the projects conducted in light of soaring construction materials costs and rising interest rates, "we have determined that establishing a viable business plan is not feasible given the current conditions," Mitsubishi, a major Japanese trader, said in a statement.

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