May 23, 2013

Chubu Electric, Tepco to build coal-fired plant

Chubu Electric Power Co. plans to establish a joint special purpose company with Tokyo Electric Power Co. to build and operate a coal-fired power plant, industry sources said Wednesday. Chubu is expected to shoulder most of the construction cost for the 600,000-kw plant, which ...

May 20, 2013

IAEA inspector backs pumping Fukushima groundwater into sea

A possible solution to the increasing amount of radioactive water inside the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant could be to pump groundwater into the sea before it flows into the reactor buildings, as planned by the plant operator, the head of international ...

May 14, 2013

Tepco seeks fishermen's OK for groundwater dump

Tokyo Electric Power Co. met Monday with fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture to seek approval for its plan to dump some of the groundwater accumulating at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. Afterward, Tetsu Nozaki, head of the Fukushima Prefectural Federation of ...

May 13, 2013

Major power companies losing big clients to upstarts

An increasing number of companies are abandoning major utilities to buy electricity from upstarts offering cheaper rates. Tokyo Electric Power Co. saw major clients drop by some 7,000 in fiscal 2012 ended in March, up tenfold from fiscal 2011, after it hiked prices for ...

May 9, 2013

Tepco eyes dumping groundwater

Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to discharge some groundwater that has flowed into the premises of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea after finding that its radiation level is the same as in the rivers in surrounding areas, sources said ...

May 2, 2013

Three tie up on smart meter system

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it will tie up with Toshiba Corp. and NTT Data Corp. to develop a system for next-generation “smart meters” that enable utilities to accurately monitor electricity demand and efficiently manage supply. Smart meters can send electricity users’ data ...

Apr 27, 2013

Groundwater at No. 1 plant tainted

Samples of groundwater taken from monitoring holes around the sunken reservoirs at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are proving radioactive, Tepco says.

Tepco chief Shimokobe asked to delay his exit

Apr 27, 2013

Tepco chief Shimokobe asked to delay his exit

The government has asked Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Kazuhiko Shimokobe to stay in his post beyond his scheduled exit in June so he can continue rebuilding the utility, trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. The 65-year-old lawyer assumed the chairmanship last June and ...