Fukushima Prefecture in Japan plans to construct 11 solar and 10 wind power plants on abandoned land . The programme is backed by $ 2.7bn from investors including the Development Bank of Japan and Mizuho Bank . The shift to renewables followed the core meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in 2011 , after a magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami . Officials are reportedly still unsure what to do with around 1 billion tons of contaminated , radioactive waste still on - site . By 2011 , renewables made up 28 % of the country 's total energy mix , according to the Japan Times .
Fukushima Prefecture in Japan plans to construct 11 solar and 10 wind power plants on abandoned land. The programme is backed by $2.7bn from investors including the Development Bank of Japan and Mizuho Bank. The shift to renewables followed the core meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in 2011, after a magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami. Officials are reportedly still unsure what to do with around one million tons of contaminated, radioactive water still on-site. By 2017, renewables made up 28% of the region's total energy mix, according to the Japan Times.