A panel advising the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Monday it can't rule out the possibility that key geological faults running under the Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture are active. This won't immediately force Tohoku Electric Power Co. to scrap the sole reactor at ...
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Japan's third-biggest coal user, will start trading coal swaps for the first time to manage price volatility risk as it prepares for liberalization of the electricity market. The Sendai-based utility plans to begin using swap contracts against the Newcastle coal index ...
The nation's nuclear regulator said Wednesday it would begin safety checks on a reactor at Aomori Prefecture's Higashidori nuclear plant, despite an ongoing survey of possible seismological faults running beneath the complex. The Nuclear Regulation Authority will inspect the plant's No. 1 reactor for possible ...
Tepco and Tohoku Electric are continuing to pay the municipality of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, over plans to build additional nuclear reactors nearby.
Tohoku Electric Power Co. and Fujitsu Ltd. will join forces with the city of Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture to turn it into a "smart community" centered on renewable energy and engage residents in energy-saving efforts. Fujitsu will oversee the project, which will run through March ...
Tohoku Electric begins talks with Tokyo Electric on compensation for dropping electricity sales in Fukushima Prefecture.
Tohoku Electric begins talks with Tokyo Electric on compensation for dropping electricity sales in Fukushima Prefecture.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. may cut its oil purchases by more than one-third as it boosts its reliance on coal plants to reduce an energy bill that's ballooned since the Fukushima nuclear crisis started. Tepco will generate or buy as much as 54 percent more ...
Tohoku Electric Power drops its plan to build a new nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
Tohoku Electric Power Co. sought government approval Thursday to raise household electricity rates by an average of 11.41 percent from July 1 to offset its worsening business due to the shutdown of its atomic reactors due to the March 2011 megaquake, tsunami and nuclear ...
Tohoku Electric Power Co. plans to hike household electricity rates by around 11 percent on average from July, the first increase in 33 years, as its financial position has worsened amid ballooning fuel costs from thermal power generation, sources said. The utility may possibly apply ...
