Bloomberg Japan’s biggest utility and the owner of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it needs atomic energy to meet its pledge to cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030. It will take time to boost capacity of renewable energy, such as offshore wind, which makes nuclear energy indispensable for the company to curb CO2 emissions 50% ...

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is exploring a sale of its majority stake in Japan Renewable Energy Corp. that could raise about $2.5 billion. Goldman is working with financial advisers on the potential sale of its 75% stake in Japan Renewable, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. The sale has drawn preliminary interest ...

Bloomberg Coal India Ltd. approved an investment of about 473 billion rupees ($6.4 billion) on mining projects as the company seeks to boost output to replace imports of the fuel, the Kolkata-based miner said in an emailed statement. The approvals include eight new projects as well as expansion plans for 24 existing mines, Coal India said. The 32 sites will ...