GOLDMAN Sachs Group plans to invest as much as 50 billion yen (US$487 million) in renewable energy projects in Japan over the next five years, tapping demand for electricity produced from solar and wind-power generators.
Goldman also plans to take as much as 250 billion yen of bank loans and project-financing in the same period to move ahead with projects that would cost a total of 300 billion yen, said Hiroko Matsumoto, a Tokyo-based spokeswoman for the Wall Street bank.