“The companies inked a collaboration agreement in December 2013, under which they will jointly investigate whether there is geothermal potential for the construction of a plant in Minamiaso village. On Thursday, Mitsubishi and Kyushu Electric were given the green light by the local evaluating committee, after submitting a proposal on January 14 this year.”

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